Honest Lies: Ilyus talks about getting to the truth through her poetry
“When I was 14, my therapist told me that I should write a poem about my feelings and immediately I was like, ‘Absolutely not.’ Eventually I did it, and I was like, ‘Oh, this is just therapy that doesn’t cost me an hourly rate.’ So I stopped going to therapy and just started writing poems […]
A Visit to Ryk McIntyre’s Batcave
After Everything Burns … there’s The Man at The Door. He will be standing there in the night holding a cactus to his chest. I recently met with rebel poet, poetry slam badass and all around fungi to be around, Mr. Ryk McIntyre, at his batcave in Cranston. It was a cold night, and it […]
On the Cover: Kara Andrews
Our cover art this issue fulfilled a lot of dreams. It was a dream of Motif to get some of Kara Andrews’ stellar body work on our cover, and it was a dream of cover model Victoria Uustal to be part of the process. The experience was a wonderful one for all involved — even […]
2019 Spring/Irish Guide
Go, Bruh! Getting to Ireland from RI is easier than 95 on a Thursday morning Rhode Island and Ireland are pretty much bookends of the Atlantic Ocean, so it makes sense that these geographical cousins should be connected and mutually easy to get to. Thankfully, TF Green Airport has obliged us with just that through […]
Behind The Cover
Our cover art this issue fulfilled a lot of dreams. It was a dream of Motif to get some of Kara Andrews’ stellar body work on our cover, and it was a dream of cover model Victoria Uustal to be part of the process. The experience was a wonderful one for all involved – even […]
Plant After Reading
So what do you do with your copy of the latest issue of Motif after you’ve read it cover to cover (twice – ed.) ? We can’t recommend you reduce your use. But reuse and recycle? Yes! We’ve got you covered because it’s seed-starting season! And we’re going to help you get those plant fetuses into a […]
