About Shantih
Welcome back, readers! We are excited to present our
newest issue of SHANTIH Journal. We could not be
more proud of the work we are presenting to you.
Within this issue, we are thrilled to showcase
a sampling of poetry from Ruth Awad’s new book
of poetry, Set to Music a Wildfire, which is on
sale now through Amazon, Powell’s, and all other
participating bookstores. Our incoming managing
editor, Shelly Weathers, had chance to interview
the poet and gain insight into her craft, the deeper
meaning of a selection of her work, and the wonder
of dogs.
Elsewhere in this issue, our contributors’ work –
art, photography, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction
– is all about diversity of intent. That is to say,
the pieces within this issue examine the motif of
peace through the pastoral, while others examine the
states of distortion and even acts of destruction.
Some pieces are reflective, others turn the
observer’s eye to the place where peace should be.
In this edition, our writers and artists have taken
every measure in the search for an understanding of
peace – what it is, what it is not, the consequences
of the lack of peace.
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Here, we offer you beauty, breadth, and a space
to breathe both image and word, as we all navigate
these strange times together.