good evening CPR. believe it or not, you are reading this in a time that will be go down in a history textbook - document it! and submit to allium!

Time to take that pen to paper, dear ones. Honor the power of your mind, and consider the dreams you won't let go of, regardless, of all these moving pieces. #litmag #poetry #writingprompt

Think about the blooms, the petals, you have collected this year...(even amidst 2020's chaos) share with us. #poetry #litmags #submit #writing

Good evening CPR, don't forget-- Allium's giveaway is still going on! Be one of the first submissions and have your choice of any of Columbia College's 3 lit mags! (including an issue of CPR, Hair Trigger, or Punctuate!

Read more captivating pieces by María Mendoza Cervantes and other writers in our latest issue #poetry #litmag

Hold fast to the inspiration, wherever you find it and whomever reveals it to you #poetry #poem #write #submit #CPR

Poets, find another place to dig in and root yourself with Allium ... Submit! And bloom🖤 Thanks to nature artist, Sarah Bartlett, for the gorgeous illustration!

"When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak." -- Audre Lorde Check out Nature Artist Susan Bartlett's page for more of her beautiful creations!

Check out Issue 34 to read Bridget O’Bernstein's piece "LEDA IN A NIGHTCLUB" for a mythic masterpiece: colum.edu/columbiapoetry…

Write on, CPR -- consider your lived experience thus far; can you trace the pivot points that have been most formative? write on the margins of your past reality, what would be different now? let your imagination unfurl, spread out, change shape & #submit !

CPR! Don't forget that Allium is accepting submissions and that you could be part of beginning this new issue. Join this new chapter of Columbia College Chicago's history! Spread your roots and share your words with us ~ photo by @dulceylima

This species of Allium is also known as the Star of Persia. These are such adaptable plants that they are found all over the world! Our journal will too be a place where all sorts of pieces, bold and idiosyncratic, will be able to bloom <3

Take care CPR & enjoy Joy Harjo's reading of her piece "Perhaps the World Ends Here" pw.org/content/perhap…

Share your voice! We need your stories!! Allium is ready for your words to bloom ~