Green

Green is more than a color; it is a symbol, a feeling, a language spoken across cultures, disciplines, and personal experiences. It evokes the vitality of spring, the sting of envy, the promise of renewal, and the slow decay of time. It is the color of both innocence and ambition, of balance and contradiction. In nature, green is life in motion. In society, it is money, power, and sustainability. In emotion, it is hope and healing-and sometimes, the ache of longing.

This anthology gathers a diverse array of voices-poets, storytellers, essayists, and artists-each exploring the multiplicity of green in their own way. Here, green is not pinned down to a single meaning. Instead, it grows wild and unpredictable, revealing itself in unexpected corners: in childhood memories, in urban landscapes, in political movements, in intimate reflections.

As you turn the pages, let yourself drift through the spectrum of green: from the lush to the toxic, the sacred to the mundane, the personal to the collective. These pieces do not aim to define green, but to invite you into its many interpretations-to see through the lens of others, and perhaps discover new hues within yourself.

Featuring the following:

Shai Afsai - Aldo Quagliotti - Gabriella Balcom

Carly Ballard - Linda M. Crate - Linda Trott Dickman

Carolyn Donnell - Dany Gagnon - Sharon A.Harmon

Gerald Jatzek - Wanda W. Jerome - Gayle Lauradunn

Henry Vinicio Valerio Madriz - Mary C. M. Phillips - Robert Primavera

William John Rostron - Janet Ruth - Scott Smothers

Thomas A. Thurn - Jasmine Tritten - Jim Tritten

Scott Wiggerman - Brianna Witte