I read
HEArt because it is brilliant and tries to make a difference in the struggle for social justice.
HEArt (Human Equity through Art) had its first incarnation back at the end of the twentieth century in Pittsburgh. Editor-in-chief, Leslie Anne McIlroy put together a solid little journal full of poetry, essays, interviews, and more--all aimed at contributing to a conversation promoting justice across lines of race, class, gender, and more. As a student in Pittsburgh at the time, I picked up the journal at readings. Each issue exposed me to marginalized writers and perspectives (and some more well-known writers, too), and I loved the blend of art, intellectualism, and activism. I also bought the journal to show support for McIlroy as a professional writer. I found her first book of poetry
Rare Space to be straightforward in its look at where relationships can go right, where they can go wrong, and how we must move between spaces that we are forced into and spaces that we craft for ourselves.
HEArt is the space for the artist as activist.
HEArt took a few years off, and now it's back in an online form. The latest issue is chock-full-of poets, readings, essays, and interviews that don't simply shout into the wind.
The online journal continues to bring together a wide-range of voices in the struggle for social justice. It's worth listening to. Consider
contributing, too. A resource like this takes more than love and kind words.
http://heartjournalonline.com/current-issue/
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