• May 2021,  Poetry,  Uncategorized

    Mother Tongue

    Featured in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review.  Poem By: Curry Patricia Anton tell me of yoursoil compositionthe flows of your sacred waters andthe geology of your fertile body and I will tell you about the seasons…

  • May 2021,  Poetry

    We Come Home

    Featured in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. Poem By: Roan Shea Watch outthere’s a slippery patch just to the rightat the bottom of the stairs. Directly at the bottom. We didn’t know when we had it…

  • May 2021,  Visual Art

    Piazzale Michelangelo Fronte/Retro

    Featured in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. View Current Issue Here. Visual Art by: Alanah Edwards Black thread Embroidery Author Bio: My name is Alanah, and I’m a 21-year-old architectural embroidery artist. I grew up in the…

  • Lingua Italiana,  May 2021,  Short Fiction

    Ogni Desiderio

    Featured in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. Racconta da: Giovanni Vergineo “Ogni tuo desiderio è un ordine”—disse Gennaro, ma non lo pensava. Pensava: “mi hai rotto i coglioni, mo’ ti do una testata brutta cicciona americana…

  • May 2021,  Visual Art

    Nostalgia

    Featured in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. View Current Issue Here. By: Vinita Salomé Film / Rome, 2004 Author Bio: My working philosophy is based on perceptions and feelings, which have been polished and honed through my…

  • English Language,  May 2021,  Short Fiction

    More than Fire

    Featured in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. Fiction by: Flavia Brunetti When Eva appeared at the water’s edge in Brindisi, the god Tevere was already there, a figure wrapped in oilskin, looking into the sea. He…

  • Lingua Italiana,  May 2021,  Short Fiction

    Giuseppina della Tempesta

    Featured in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. Fiction by: Andrea Tani Dalla sera prima una tempesta di vento incurvava gli ombrelli, sbandierava i manifesti elettorali e faceva sbattere le persiane di legno. Le strade e le…

  • English Language,  May 2021,  Poetry

    Deracinated

    Featured in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. View Current Issue Here. Poem & Image by: Irene Palermo Born of Athena’s victorious spear and Poseidon’s wounded pride, they weredivine creatures on earth, living just around the cornerstraight down…

  • May 2021,  Visual Art

    Bottega Bici di Firenze

    Featured in the May 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. Visual Art by: Marion Younan Medium: 5×7 in ink and watercolor on archival watercolor paper Author Bio: I probably would not be an artist today if it had not…