Dappled Things is an online literary magazine (that may go to print as well) "dedicated to providing a space for young writers to engage the literary world from a Catholic perspective. The magazine is committed to quality writing that takes advantage of the religious, theological, philosophical, artistic, cultural, and literary heritage of the Catholic Church in order to inform and enrich contemporary literary culture."
The site has some really good writing (fiction, poetry, essays) plus art and photography, all done by young Catholics (either in college or recently graduated). I love how the editor-in-chief explains the magazine's title:
... dappled things are those things we find irregular and surprising that are in fact lovelier and more lovable for their being irregular and surprising. We can think of an infinite number of such strangely beautiful things: the patches on an overripe fruit, a sudden slow and sad passage in a song, even the inexplicable peace that comes of suffering. These "dappled things," things at once "swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim," confound our human love for safety, thwart our wish to see unblemished fruit, to listen to music that does not carry us away, to live a life without challenge.
2 comments:
"True, that." I absolutely love the poem and the editor's explanation... as well as the magazine.
By the way, I'm Cow's friend. :)
Gregaria, thanks for reading AND commenting. What a combination!
Christopher: Same to you. I would say that the blog got progressively a little better ... some of the stuff from back then is rough.
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