Verandah 40

This year, Verandah turns 40. Four decades of stories and art and legacies.

 

Now we ask, what will you leave behind?

 

In this special anniversary edition, we explore the theme of Legacy: the marks we leave behind, the histories that shape us, and the futures we imagine.

 

Inside, you’ll find voices both new and familiar, spanning poetry, short fiction, essays, visual art, and photography. Some works reach back through time and others cast forward into what lies ahead; together they offer deeply personal reflections and wide, sweeping visions. From the intimate to the mythical, the political to the cosmic, each piece carries its own take on what it means to leave something behind.