Farrokhzad speaks as a form hewn to the "line of time," trapped in the earthly realm — her sorrowful longing is one of disillusionment given the unrealizability of divine ecstasy.

When you find an altarpiece in the middle of the woods, what do you do? Eat, of course! Ash Wednesday comes to a close as our heroes plan their next move.

By turns intimate and abstract, each poem is a moment of stilled time.

On December 11, 2022, Caesura editors Gabriel Almeida and Patrick Zapien hosted a live-streamed conversation with Bloomington, Indiana-based painter Peter Shear.

There’s no prayer like the Lord’s Prayer, and while Vika’s reciting it Gluck has a fight on his hands! Can he overcome two armed combatants, all without making a sound? He’d better!

“The betrayal of artists by society, their commitment to achieve through their efforts historical feats of the imagination and the myriad ways in which these are undermined, represents the real content of the film.”

It’s Ash Wednesday as our heroes enter a small town for supplies. Will they be able to work together, or will the whole thing go up in smoke…or both?

This conversation of Alix Le Méléder with historian Nina Léger and philosopher Jean Daniélou originally took place at the artist’s home in Burgundy in the summer of 2015, four years after she had resolved to cease her activities as a painter.

Ultimate adventures depend on adventurous ultimatums. Will Vika agree to Gluck’s?

On November 20, 2022, Caesura editors Gabriel Almeida and Patrick Zapien hosted a live-streamed conversation with Chicago-based painter Will Gabaldón.

Gluck and Vika set out to right wrongs on an incredible quest…how ridiculous is that? Can they suspend their own disbelief long enough to get this show on the road?

On November 13, 2022, Caesura editors Gabriel Almeida and Patrick Zapien hosted a live-streamed conversation with Bristol-based painter David Abbott.

On the occasion of her first solo show with Make Room gallery, “A Tangle of Limbs and Long Hair,” Caesura editor Patrick Zapien conducted a brief interview with artist Shana Hoehn. A selection of work from the show follows.

Our story continues with an update from our divine creator, God! Ever wonder how humanity has lasted as long as it has? God has the answer!

Passing wounds in different studies of light, scabbed on the vast walls of daughters, the world spins inside itself, as a liquid over the plains, over Holy Lands and sacrificial slabs, over citrus peel and sumac-stained hands, over raised sardine fishing boats built with the nails that crucify father to son.

Harris Wheless reviews Damion Searls’ new translation of André Gide’s “Marshlands.”

Being alone in the middle of the woods is a strong catalyst for agreeing to go on an adventure, as Gluck learns all too well! Carnival is over: what does Lent have in store for Gluck and Vika?

Four poems from Émile Verhaeren’s Tentacular Cities (1895) translated from the French by Jacob Siefring.

After Gluck refuses Vika’s call to adventure, the storytelling gal proves herself a woman of her word. While he gets dressed, our hero realizes he might want to reconsider that decision…

Vika tells of her tragic life, a life all too common in the 16th-century Netherlands. Will Gluck’s heart be swayed by her tale, or will he remain as jaded as ever?