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Merle Emrich
Merle is a writer and an artist from Germany, based in Sweden. She enjoys writing on a variety of topics, both fiction and non-fiction. She is concerned with issues related to environmentalism, feminism, and social movements. Her academic background is in International Relations, Sociology of Law, and Cultural Studies.
Merle oversees the content and the publishing of the magazine.
Articles
Politics in Verse
The pen is mightier than the sword is a saying governments seem to take seriously when they censor or ban poetry. An exploration.
Jun 12
The Landscape of Tomas Tranströmer: In Conversation with Gabriella Ceom Cederström
Pendulum of Memories - an audiovisual exhibition - mapped a journey through the landscapes of Tomas Tranströmer’s poetry. A conversation with producer and director Gabriella Ceom Cederström.
Jun 12
Rewilding Myths in a Disenchanted World
In the context of the current multiple crises, stories like Mischief Acts and The Green Knight rewild myths that grapple with ambiguity and complexity.
May 7
Comics
A Tale of Iron and Spores: The Mycelocene (2)
Sweden, 2069. The fungus Elle warned about two decades ago spreads through the mine posing a threat to business as usual.
Aug 11, 2024
There Are Things in the Water
Today, the sea scares me. I fear the dark in its depth call to me.
Jan 1, 2024
Humdrum Spaceboy
This comic resulted from a study trip to several creative spaces in Malmö, in September 2022.
Oct 29, 2023
Poetry
Future Weavers: The Mycelocene (5)
The last chapter of this speculative fiction invites you to imagine the Mycelocene: What would this new epoch be like?
Oct 7, 2024
Long After Sunrise
"cursed the self in the mirror
for not opening the windows wide at dawn
to hear the songbirds singing"
Feb 26, 2024
Drunk Poets Society
"soul dripping from tongue and stumbling eyes
every slurred word a poem in itself"
Oct 15, 2023
Short Fiction
Anthropocena, the Winterless
The second part of the Anthropocena series takes us 2,000 km south to Italy, where a shepherd encounters a strange figure.
May 7
Merlo Rosso
As the day cools and dusk falls, a blackbird watches the life in the streets below him; his mind lost in memories of a life long ago.
Nov 17, 2024
Hawthorn and Magpie
A park with a hawthorn tree at its center and an encounter with a magpie lead Maggie into a fairy mound of her own.
Oct 21, 2024
Dextercast
Exploring Monsters with Line Henriksen
Prepare to be spooked as we dive into the world of monsters with Line Henriksen, senior lecturer in literature and creative writing.
Oct 14, 2024
Climate Action Week with Carlos Perez Baez and Luca Berardi
In this episode of Dextercast, Carlos Perez Baez and Luca Berardi share their experiences with and hopes for Climate Action Week.
Nov 26, 2023
Beyond Human: "Mischief Acts" by Zoe Gilbert—Worlding Processes through Fiction
In this episode, we discuss how fiction can be part of a worlding process through an ontopolitical analysis of 'Mischief Acts'.
Jul 2, 2023
Art
Shuttered in Waves
A collaborative aquarelle painting.
Sep 3, 2023
Gap Var Ginnunga
"Father of Hosts chose for her rings and necklaces, [...] wise speech, and spirits of divination; she saw widely, widely about every world."
Jun 18, 2023
Photography
Ghosts of Berlin
A photographic journey through Berlin following traces left by history.
Jun 12
The Writing on the Wall
A photographic exploration of street art and graffiti in Berlin.
Apr 6
Berlin, East Side Gallery
Join us on a photographic walk along the East Side Gallery in Berlin to explore the artworks as well as the traces left by visitors.
Mar 11
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