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This issue contains:
10 feature pieces:
Bevan Chu: Love Lost in Translation — The way love falters, reshapes itself, and sometimes slips away entirely when you don’t have the language to hold it.
Troy Wong: Touch my face in the Vietnamese Restaurant — One of the first poems Troy ever wrote for the love of his life, Jess. The scene that gives the poem its name takes place in one of Marrickville’s many exceptional Vietnamese restaurants.
Lae Um + Sammi Wu: Co-written piece — Love is a language we are all trying to speak, yet no two dialects are the same. HOISZN’s own Lae and Sammi pull at the threads of affection to share about their experiences with love in its various interpretations.
Tacha Manomaiphan: The Love Language guide — A guide to each of the 5 love languages and how to speak them.
Chantel: To be Loved is to be Known — When you’ve spent your whole life garnering love by pretending, what happens when you finally uncover your true self, and find it different in every way to the person you feigned being?
Harvey Liu: Three Poems — A triptych of semi-autobiographical poems, capturing the vivid, disparate memories of a childhood where Harvey’s parents tried so hard to make him feel Australian.
On set with Simmer — Director Claire Riverland pulls back the curtain on her short film Simmer, sharing how the collective energy of her cast cast, crew, and cinema magic came together to tell a story about love and misunderstanding.
On Weddings, Love, and Love Rituals, with Celebrant Jam — What does it mean to stand before your kin and promise forever? Celebrant Jam reflects on a decade spent turning fleeting moments into lasting legacies.
Shu-Ling Chua: The Call is Coming From Within the House — A poem written for, and first performed at, the launch of Andrew Sutherland’s Act Cute. Inspired by their poem ‘Act Two [you stop me at the airport and tell me that you love me]’.
Everybody’s thirsty for JXCKY — Returning to music with his sophomore EP, JXCKY’s latest work is an offering to the queer, POC, and creative communities he represents.
47 artworks from 23 creatives:
Adrianne Walujo
Allyssa Nikki
Alyssa Cunanan
Gia Bảo
Joey Do
Journey Ayu Kelly
Joyce Lee Yue Ling
June Lee
Katie Zhou
Mary Nguyen
Minh Myler
Mr. Ødin
Nat Poon
Nekki
Pui 'Ria' Wan
Rachel Ang
Riya Rajesh
Shu-Ling Chua
Sophie Wei & Angelina Wei
Tanrak Tan
With Love, Jen Li
Youngy
Your Yarnlentine
