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If We
Connections Through Creative Process
If We is a notebook/art collection by Aaron Lelito in collaboration with writers and artists in the Wild Roof Journal community. A notebook is a place of intimacy, where inner thoughts collide haphazardly with words plucked from one’s daily surroundings, impromptu sketches, partial lists, scribbles, and cross-outs. These are real pages, unfiltered and unpolished, spontaneous and messy.
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The issues really come together beautifully, and you can sense the care that is put into them. The pacing, the selection of pieces, and the art are a stellar swirl-punch and I dig it.
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Wild Roof Journal is an online art & literary publication that features work from a wide range of creative people—writers, poets, painters, drawers, photographers, digital artists, and anyone else who is passionate about the creative process and self-expression.
Our primary goal is to provide a welcoming environment for artists to share their work. The people behind the scenes of Wild Roof are fellow artists—we know the amount of time and energy it takes to produce a finished piece, and the challenges of getting it out into the world for people to see. We want to offer opportunities for artists to connect with other artists as well as to promote their work to a larger audience.
Our issues are open-themed. We do have a particular interest for themes relating to nature & environment, including the intersection of “wild” nature and “civilized” society. Admittedly, these are some loaded terms, and we want to keep a lot of room open for your interpretations of them. Our emphasis is on presenting the most engaging and thoughtful artwork possible, not on adhering to strict rules for subject matter or style. For a bit more detail about what we find interesting, see our About Us page.
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While reading The Half Turn by Aaron Lelito, I felt as though I was gifted with a rare glimpse into the process of healing and self-discovery grounded in the exploration of nature. Sitting with each poem in quiet contemplation, I found myself observing the slow realizations that come when one intentionally works with art and nature to find meaning in the chaos of life, love, and loss. The poems bring order to the unknown by piecing together memories and tracing them through the artistic process of writing.
—Brooke Mellen, Founder of Cultured Forest
