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Nicole Reviews ImageOutWrite Magazine

ImageOutWrite

Posted by Nicole Pero, GD Creative Nonfiction Reader for 5.1

This fall I had the pleasure of visiting the annual Visual Studies Workshop Pub Fair and Litsplosion event in Rochester, NY.  I was immediately entranced by the work of Greg Climer, whose art is featured on the cover of ImageOutWrite’s most recent issue.  He uses different textile media, specifically quilts and knitted fabrics, to embody portraits and even to create animations.  The above image, titled “Portrait of Timo” after the subject, seems both serene and contemplative, both dreamy and tactile.  Similarly, the issues of ImageOutWrite, which I picked up contained pieces whose subject matter seemed both close to home and just out of reach.  ImageOutWrite publishes the works of LGBT+ writers, many of whom are established and lauded writers.  In short, ImageOutWrite collects the best LGBT+ writing all in one place. Continue reading

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