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BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · Nov 13

Hi old friends and new, BOMB Magazine is a nonprofit, independent publication. We have been spotlighting artists’ insightful and intimate conversations since 1981. Discover emerging talent, explore groundbreaking ideas, and engage in unique perspectives on the creative process bombmagazine.org

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 1h

Artist David Muenzer interviewed artist Kahlil Robert Irving. The two discussed Irving’s process and making ceramics as records of time and place.

“We’re one-to-one. I am clay. I’ll always be able to be broken down as a flesh body.” —Kahlil Robert Irving

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BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 9h

From BOMB’s Fall 2025 Issue, @donikakelly.bsky.social’s poems from THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS (graywolfpress.bsky.social) evoke a visceral sense of the intimate. Read an excerpt.

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BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 1d

HERCULINE, @emotrophywife.bsky.social’s debut horror novel is the subject of the author’s interview with writer Leah Abrams.

“So much of the book is about writing what love isn’t, in order to think about what love might be.”— Grace Byron

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BOMB Magazine | Grace Byron by Leah Abrams

A debut horror novel where friendship offers survival against literal and metaphorical demons.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 2d

Writer Marcus Civin interviewed painter Cameron Martin. The two discussed Martin’s body of work and the stakes of representation and interpretation.

“I very much think about the construction of the picture in terms of layers.”
— Cameron Martin

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BOMB Magazine | Cameron Martin by Marcus Civin

Not entirely unfamiliar and not entirely nameable.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 7d

Writer Elizabeth Teets interviewed author Samantha Mann whose collection DYKE DELUSIONS tackles body politics, motherhood, and feminine sexuality.

“To realize that you’re not the delusional one turns the whole world on its head…” —Samantha Mann

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BOMB Magazine | Samantha Mann by Elizabeth Teets

An essay collection on body politics, motherhood, and feminine sexuality.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 8d

Celebrity nail artist Bernadette Thompson recounts her highlights in her interview with Phillip HoSang.

“It was flashy, yes, but it was also a kind of protest, a statement that said: We belong in these spaces; we deserve to shine.” —Bernadette Thompson

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BOMB Magazine has been publishing conversations between artists of all disciplines since 1981.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 9d

Chloe Wise’s paintings are concerned with life’s most inexplicable phenomena. Writer Tess Pollok interviewed the artist.

“I’m interested in the act of looking before looking becomes seeing.”
— Chloe Wise

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BOMB Magazine | Chloe Wise by Tess Pollok

Painting ecstasy in its various forms.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 14d

Time is the theme of writer Annabel Keenan’s interview with artist @lilystockman.bsky.social.

“To inhabit the painting world is to allow yourself to be haunted in a way.”
— Lily Stockman

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BOMB Magazine | Lily Stockman by Annabel Keenan

Abstract paintings as field notes.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 15d

Poet Rosa Castellano interviewed poet @taylorbyas.bsky.social whose second collection RESTING BITCH FACE is out now.

“I had to make myself vulnerable in a way first before asking my reader to make themselves vulnerable in a similar way.” —Taylor Byas

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BOMB Magazine | Taylor Byas by Rosa Castellano

On ekphrasis, persona, and second poetry collections.

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Unseen Worlds @unseenworlds.com · 16d

Dickie Landry profiled for @bombmag.bsky.social by Clifford Allen bombmagazine.org/articles/202...

BOMB Magazine | Richard “Dickie” Landry by Clifford Allen

The legendary artist and consummate saxophonist has made jazz, swamp pop, and avant-garde theater; created abstract paintings and experimental videos; and…

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BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 21d

Writer Caitlin Merrett King interviewed artist Ciara Phillips about the guiding principles in her approach to her work.

“It’s about trying to undo something, but also I think a lot of what’s happening now is that we are being undone.” —Ciara Phillips

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BOMB Magazine | Ciara Phillips by Caitlin Merrett King

Revealing the process of making.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 26d

Writer Caitlin Merrett King interviewed artist Ciara Phillips about the guiding principles in her approach to her work.

“It’s about trying to undo something, but also I think a lot of what’s happening now is that we are being undone.” —Ciara Phillips

tinyurl.com/43peuc85

BOMB Magazine has been publishing conversations between artists of all disciplines since 1981.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 28d

Artist Janis Rafa and writer Nicolas Vamvouklis examine human-animal power dynamics in her work.

“What interests me is how the animal body might speak independently and how it could shift our perception, guiding us toward nonhuman ways of understanding.” —Janis Rafa

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BOMB Magazine | Janis Rafa by Nicolas Vamvouklis

A future space beyond the human.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 28d

Artist Janis Rafa and writer Nicolas Vamvouklis examine human-animal power dynamics in her work.

“What interests me is how the animal body might speak independently and how it could shift our perception, guiding us toward nonhuman ways of understanding.” —Janis Rafa

tinyurl.com/mpv55txy

BOMB Magazine has been publishing conversations between artists of all disciplines since 1981.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 29d

Writer Ariél M. Martinez interviewed author Melissa Lozada-Oliva. The two discussed her new short story collection, nighttime logic, and fear.

“The world is really porous, and I’m really interested in what those holes are, what’s shining through?” —Melissa Lozada-Oliva

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BOMB Magazine | Melissa Lozada-Oliva by Ariél M. Martinez

Women navigate fear and control in these stories that blur the boundaries between reality and nightmare.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · 29d

Writer Ariél M. Martinez interviewed author Melissa Lozada-Oliva. The two discussed her new short story collection, nighttime logic, and fear.

“The world is really porous, and I’m really interested in what those holes are, what’s shining through?” —Melissa Lozada-Oliva

tinyurl.com/4fh6uha2

BOMB Magazine has been publishing conversations between artists of all disciplines since 1981.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · Sep 8

Sculpture artist Zadik Zadikian discusses craft, gold and the harrowing story of his escape from Armenia in an interview with writer Rob Goyanes.

“The Greeks checked the perfection of their forms in the moonlight, but that’s not what I do.”— Zadik Zadikian

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BOMB Magazine | Zadik Zadikian by Rob Goyanes

Sculpting with gold.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · Sep 3

Writer Cassie Packard interviewed installation artist Azza El Siddique about her approach to bringing ancient Egyptian and Nubian mortuary cultures to life.

“In general, mortality is always so present, guiding us as we move through life.” —Azza El Siddique

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BOMB Magazine has been publishing conversations between artists of all disciplines since 1981.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · Sep 2

Author Tom Tomorrow asked Victoria Lomasko to reflect on writing THE LAST SOVIET ARTIST.

“Everywhere, I met people who had a strong desire to finally talk about how their lives were organized during the Soviet Union and their attitude to its collapse.” —Victoria Lomasko

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BOMB Magazine | Victoria Lomasko by Tom Tomorrow

Soviet sketches from a journalist in European exile.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · Aug 29

Writer Gary Kramer interviewed Brazilian filmmaker Karim Ainouz on his erotic neo-noir film MOTEL DESTINO (2024).

“I always wanted to do a noir, but I never felt I was entitled. It felt like an American genre.” —Karim Aïnouz

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BOMB Magazine has been publishing conversations between artists of all disciplines since 1981.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · Aug 28

Writer Ayden LeRoux interviewed author Emily Hunt Kivel about her novel, DWELLING (‪@fsgbooks.bsky.social‬).

“A landlord—even a good one—is always there to remind you that your house isn’t actually yours...” —Emily Hunt Kivel

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BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · Aug 27

THE ANSWER IS IN THE WOUND author Kelly Sundberg discussed writing from trauma in an interview with writer
@marisaemily.bsky.social

“If there’s anything I want people to take from this book, it’s that you don’t have to be afraid of pain.” —Kelly Sundberg

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BOMB Magazine | Kelly Sundberg by Marisa Siegel

An essay collection that plays with structure to capture the visceral experience of PTSD on the page.

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · Aug 26

Writer Aditi Bhattacharjee interviewed COLD THIEF PLACE author Esther Lin.

“I turned to poetry because it felt like a secret language, because it’s not always direct. I found safety in the line breaks and metaphor.” —Esther Lin

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BOMB Magazine | Esther Lin by Aditi Bhattacharjee

Poems on living as an undocumented immigrant, finding faith in friendships, and owning our experiences.

Reposted by BOMB Magazine

Diane Josefowicz @dianejosefowicz.bsky.social · Nov 23

Our haul from today’s amazing Small Press Flea! ⁦@BOMBmagazine⁩ ⁦@uglyducklingprs⁩ ⁦@archipelagobks⁩ ⁦@WendysSubway⁩ ⁦@CommonNotions⁩ ⁦@APublicSpace⁩ ⁦@nightboatbooks⁩ ⁦@inpatientpress⁩

BOMB Magazine @bombmag.bsky.social · Aug 25

Writer Mei Chin interviewed artist Yoshitomo Nara on his craft.

“I am always expressing my true self through my work, which is why I feel the need to constantly examine and define who I am so that I can authentically convey that truth in my art.”—Yoshitomo Nara

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BOMB Magazine | Yoshitomo Nara by Mei Chin

Painting doppelgängers instead of self-portraits.