ISSUE 10 | WINTER 2025
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Aiden “A.J.” Brown (@inthefallofasparrow) is an LA-based writer, multimedia artist, and Aquarius rising. Their work has appeared in The Los Angeles Review of Books, Hobart Pulp, and Dream Boy Book Club among others. Their debut anthology
Cordelia Hanemann, writer and artist, currently co-hosts Summer Poets, a poetry critique group in Raleigh, NC. Retired English professor emerita, she conducts occasional poetry workshops and is active with youth poetry in the North Carolina Poetry So
Giorgia Pavlidou (@enjoyyourneurosis) is a psychotherapist turned writer and painter who lived in the Benelux, Los Angeles, and India where she studied Urdu Literature at Lucknow University. She also holds degrees in Sanskrit, Anthropology, and recei
Tejaswinee Roychowdhury (@tejaswineeroychowdhury) lives in India and is a lawyer, writer and the founding editor of The Hooghly Review. She was recently selected for the Yearbook of Indian Poetry 2023 (Pippa Rann Books, 2024), nominated for the 2025
Iván Salinas (@el_ivanooo) is a poet, co-editor of Drifter Zine, a theme-based publication showcasing local artists & writers, and current Programs Manager at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center in Venice Beach. His work has been published
We’re excited to share the tenth issue of Broken Lens Journal with you! Featuring the work of Iván Salinas (@el_ivanooo), Tejaswinee Roychowdhury (@tejaswineeroychowdhury), Giorgia Pavlidou (@enjoyyourneurosis), Cordelia Hanemann, A.J. B
Our editors at @brokenlensjournal have been heartbroken by the devastation and tragedy that has unfolded in L.A. due to the wildfires. As transplants to the city, we have been in awe of the resilience, generosity and love shown by neighbors and the
The Broken Lens Podcast Episode 13 is now available on all platforms where you get podcasts! In our thirteenth episode we interview contributors Karla Lamb (@vinylowl) and Joe Milazzo (@jrmilazzo). Head to the link in our bio! If you love what we&r
Mark DuCharme’s sixth full-length book of poetry, Here, Which Is Also a Place, was published in 2022 by Unlikely Books. That same year, his chapbook Scorpion Letters was published by Ethel. Other recent publications include his work of poet&r
Phil Spotswood (@biometrash) is a poet from Alabama, and a PhD Creative Writing candidate at Illinois State University. His most recent work can be found in Berkeley Poetry Review, Always Crashing, and Dreginald. He is a poetry reader for Spoon River
Giovanni Boskovich (b. 1985) is a poet and educator born and raised in San Pedro, California. He holds an MA in Literature from California State University Dominguez Hills where he published a thesis on Emily Dickinson. His work has appeared in Cali
Steve Carll (@steve_carll_67) lives with his family in Arcata, California. His third full-length poetry collection, Hypnopompic Diaries (Books One and Two) is out February 2024 from Alien Buddha Press. Earlier books include Tracheal Centrifuge (Facto