︎ SPECTRA Poets is a print publication and online collective of perspectives {along a variety of inner* and outer** spectra} stretching language into and beyond a catalog of edges.
*psychological/biological
**cultural/geographic
SPECTRA
began as an idea mid-pandemic when I heard about a community of people called
Spellers. They cannot speak. Most of them have autism and use written word to
express what they cannot say. This was the beginning. But I didn’t and don’t
want to publish anyone purely based on their identity or ability, so I decided
to focus on the meaning, the words, what came across. Going by the philosophy
that we’re all a bit spectral, across a variety of spectra, anyone can be a
SPECTRA Poet. We all land somewhere. The point is the poetry. SPECTRA publishes
poetry that connects, poetry
that can be felt, poetry that unveils truths about earthly/human existence, and poetry as art.
that can be felt, poetry that unveils truths about earthly/human existence, and poetry as art.