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NEW LOCAL MUSIC

"Sukikirai" by Mei Semones

Enjoy the beautiful fusion of both Japanese and English melodies from Boston's very own, Mei Semones! Streaming on all major music platforms!

"Shopping Spree" by Vintage Lee

Grab your Prada bags and come shopping!! Streaming on all music platforms (:

"Still Hungry" by 8 Zipp

8 Zipp from ShooterzMuzik back with another hit! "Still Hungry" streaming on Youtube, and other music platforms!

"Terrible Twos"

Keiwei Fruit on her second project and a very special birthday celebration; "Terrible Twos"! Available on all streaming platforms!

"Groan Man" by Sam Potrykus!

The debut of a highly anticipated musical journey has officially arrived! Check out "Groan Man" on youtube.

PLATFORMS: What Did You Do Now Intro + Orange Peel Mystic #1

By Sam Potrykus 2 min read Greetings and welcome to the first PLATFORMS article of 2022! As we develop a flow for this new column it may...

By Qadir Shabazz 1 min read Off your feet, Spring not like the season. From within your soul, Captive not your mind. Release the grip of...

A Poem by Essmaa Litim for her 'Fruit of the Room' series 1 min read Image by Sam Elwood No mo sunshine on the street a breeze blocked by...

By Marc Vincenz Edited by Raquel Balboni and Ben Mazer September 14, 2021 2 min read Of Cargo In autumn the wine is pressed; many Toes...

August 3, 2021 Justin Burnett The Place of a Skull The unfortunate Marketability Drives me like a comic Jesus Making a scene, brandishing...

By Kingsley Metelus for BCN #135 May 29, 2021 He sits there, watching the Sky And how the clouds seem to waddle through the sunset Moving...

Edited by Raquel Balboni & Ben Mazer March 19, 2021 THE SPINDLE I saw that nightfall as was going awry, How blazed in havens the fringe...

By Tina March 18, 2021 Call for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian & Pacific Islander, and People of Color poets!! Submit your work now to...

By Carlene McNair aka CHOSEN. February 23, 2021 Amber Aliyah Williams also known as SublimeLuv is a renowned creative, born and raised in...

By Ben Mazur & Raquel Balboni for Boston Compass (#131) January 18, 2021 Sundown How the cloudscape changes, yellowing infinitely....

By Art and Letters - Ben Mazur & Raquel Balboni for Boston Compass (#130) December 31, 2020 A Man Enters a Room and Leaves A man says ...

By Neil Horsky for Boston Compass (#130) December 31, 2020 “I’m a poetic storyteller, observer, mirror and reflector. Poetry found me at...

By Thomas Sayers Ellis for Boston Compass (#127) September 29, 2020 All the be evil you believe. All the be lie, the lie you be, the...

By Vincent Xtaino for Boston Compass (#125) July 22, 2020 When we are face to face And there is no way around it I am thinking they are...

By Gail Miglorie for Brain Arts Org May 13, 2020 Distilled Disorder We filed for unemployment under a vortex wind that isn’t controlled:...

By Ben Mazer for Boston Compass (#122) April 30, 2020 This piece originally appeared in Viscous Verses, a monthly poetry column in the...

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