Matthew Blyth (writer), Birdy Carmen (graphics)
Doubloons, like pennons loll, afloat on greeny fog; a light swept branch inclines—tilting shield-shades to screen the broad blue back above.
Olivia Camillin (writer), Felicity Yiran Smith (illustrator)
Khadijah Majid (writer), Jennifer Nguyen (illustrator)
Matthew Lee (writer), Manyu Wang (illustrator)
It’s 2012 and you have just opened Tumblr. A photo pops up of MGMT in skinny jeans, teashade sunglasses and mismatching blazers that are reminiscent of carpets and ‘60s curtains. Alexa Chung and Alex Turner have just broken up. His love letter has been leaked and Tumblr is raving about it—”my mouth hasn’t shut up about you since you kissed it.” Poetry at its peak: romance is alive.