‘Collage’ by Bram Philip
Volume 1: Community
Dear readers,
Way back in January, when we chose the theme of “community” for this first issue of Young Radish, we had no idea we were about to be plunged into a global pandemic, and that we would need to fight even harder to demand that Black lives matter and thrive in this country.
While the inequities of our current state have long existed and stand on the legacy of a long history of violence, we would argue that they have been brought even more prominently into public view. The young artists of Young Radish bear witness to this.
Poetry
Vision 2040
By Eva Schilling
“The requirement made this 15 year old girl reliant on the strange silent silence“
Poetry
Challah
By Eliana Mirkis
“Left over middle, right over middle
Hands braid sweet strands of dough”
Art
Everything Depends on THIS Depends on Everything
By Nikki McClure
Materials: Cut from black paper using an X-Acto knife. Featured adult artist for inaugural issue.
More Poetry
Crepes, by Martin Soukal
The (non-dictionary) Definition of Community, by Isaiah Marmol
Welcome to San Francisco, by Daniela Nah Gonzalez
Our Terrarium, by Ava Huffner
Boba, by Alex Chen
Animal Community, by Kai Langhammer
Pancakes, by Owen Brett
More or Less, by Asher Cutler
Art
Together
By Nikki McClure
Materials: Cut from black paper using an X-Acto knife. Featured adult artist for inaugural issue.
Poetry
I Was Raised By
By Samra Meredith
“Making Buna that bathed the house with the aroma of warm rich coffee”
Poetry
Dear Ollaya
By Neli Reyes
“Something I never told you is when I was little you and Evelyn were my role models.”
Poetry
The Injustices We Call Justices
By Lizeth Macias-Mendoza
“Things be getting overlooked, no justice here. “
Thank you to our founding donors for making this first issue possible.