#the minison zine

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We Are The Minison Project

We’ve decided to bite the bullet and join the gremlins here on tumblr!

Who are we? Hmm, yeah… guess we should have started with that.

The Minison Project is technically an independent literary organization, but you’ll see us refer to ourselves as a literary magazine! Founded in 2020 by Melissa Ashley Hernandez, our small indie team runs a few projects throughout the year:

> the minison zine — a zine originally based on the “minison” poetry form (a form created by Tom Snarsky and Jo Ianni.) Now we include all different variations of the form, including sonnets!

> TMP Magazine — A classic literary magazine dedicated to publishing all kinds of work from literary pieces to visual art (yes, that includes comics!)

> Blog — Our blog where we post articles, interviews, movie/song/book reviews, editorials, etc. We accept article and interview queries on our submissions page.

> MiniPress — A publishing press under The Minison Project umbrella that (at this point in time) publishes print anthologies.

We’ll use tumblr as a sort of mood board, as well as posting important submissions info on here, but if you want more information about us, check out our website!

Or give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and/or Facebook!

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Happy National Poetry Day!

A sonnet I'm quite proud of, first published by @theminisonproject 💙

This sonnet was for The Minison Project's Sonnet Collection Series, published September 2021. Check out the full anthology here!

To read more from the Minison Project, or submit something yourself, check out their website here:

*shoutout to @saradika for the lovely headers!

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2 POEMS by Yuu Ikeda

Guilty Combination

Sun and bourbon are guilty combination

Bourbon swallows sunlight deeply Sun strengthens the existence of bourbon

While I’m writing, the guilty combination fascinates me intensely

<If you accept the combination, you can write more…>

Sound of ice in my glass whispers, sun cries, and bourbon smiles

A Seed

A seed planted by Satan is growing in my heart

My guilt is nutrition for the seed, and my blood is energy for Satan

Where is the Hell?

I’m looking for it

As soon as possible, please lead me to the Hell, not to feel pain any more, not to feel hope any more, not to be locked in despair any more

Despite having been planted by Satan, the seed looks like an angel

It someday makes a dark flower bloom, and leads me to the Hell

Yuu Ikeda is a Japan based poet.She writes poetry on her website.https://poetryandcoffeedays.wordpress.com/ Her published poems are “Sinful Silhouette” in <Rigorous>, “Broken Pieces of the Truth” in <Briefly Zine>, “A Flickering Light” in <Kalonopia>, 3 sonnets in <The Minison Project>, and more.

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erasing ladders // during swimtime 

 "playing god in the sims", by Val Drew, pg. 22

Visit the minison zine archives to read more writing from Issue 18! 

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Spring is in the Dragonair, by Melissa Ashley Hernandez

Visual Description: a Dragonair in front of a series of pink flowers on branches 

 Check out the minison zine archives to see more art like this from issue 18! 

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Gazpacho, Garlic, Snap Peas "A Love of Food", by Leigh Ferrier, pg. 8 Visit the minison zine archives to read more writing from Issue 17!

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Mabon is the soup season: warmth in mugs and bowls as winter grows near. Equinox Ham Soup, by Alison Bainbridge, pg. 5 Check out the minison zine archives to read more poetry like this from issue 17! 

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I'd never kissed a girl before I met "When We Didn't Get to Choose Our Bodies", by Haley Bossé, pg. 5 Visit the minison zine archives to read more writing from Issue 18!

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Not actually loving, perhaps, But fond— Is there another step in affection? "In Loving Memory", by Cami Rumble, pg. 30 Visit the TMP Mag archives to read more writing from Issue 4!

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implicit doubt photoset, photo 1, by Irina Novikova Visual Description: Pen drawing outline of multiple faces, with a bird at the bottom Check out the minison zine archives to see more art like this from issue 18!

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my sister did not have patience, or solid ground... 

"Turtle and Goomba", by Ly Faulk, pg. 7 

Visit the minison zine archives to read more writing from Issue 18!

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There are only 3 WEEKS LEFT to submit to our MiniGames issue of the minison zine! Give us some Kirby, or Spyro, or DokiDokiLiteratureClub... well, that last one might be too scary for us... 

MiniGames subs: https://theminisonproject.com/zinesubmissions 

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This is the last month to submit your video game themed minsons, sonnets, and related art! MiniGames subs: https://theminisonproject.com/zinesubmissions

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blue kraft paper, red ribbon on top. its sound shaken: by Aggie Lemm, pg. 10 Check out the minison zine archives to read more poetry like this from issue 4! 

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GOOD MORNING, DEATH

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The violence and fury are not mine "Not Mine", by Laura Bibby, pg. 23 Visit the minison zine archives to read more writing from Issue 18!