by Jayne Marek
Watching My Lovers Defrost, Like Crocus’ Cracking Through Concrete
Emalene Lillipore has an affinity for long lost spaces, places, and lovers. She has a deep connection to the occult and the divine and has been working in music journalism for two years. Staying true to her Iranian heritage, Emalene has dreamt of publishing her own poetry since she was a little girl. Emalene is currently based in North America, uses she/her pronouns, and documents her life through photography, videography, floristry, and poetry. You can find more of her work on YouTube, by searching “Avalon Archives”, or on Instagram, @avalon_archives.
Jayne Marek’s writings and photos appear in Rattle, Terrain, The New York Times, Spillway, Bloodroot, Calyx, Catamaran, One, Gulf Stream, and elsewhere. She has provided cover art for Typehouse, Chestnut Review, Silk Road, Bombay Gin, Amsterdam Quarterly’s 2018 Yearbook, and The Bend, as well as for four full-length poetry books. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she writes, photographs, and learns about natural history. https://www.pw.org/content/jayne_marek.