Public Republic

By Petar Marchev Translation from Bulgarian:Asya Draganova Photo:dspender Petar Marchev’s “War and Peace” won second place in Public-Republic’s competition for prose. Kolyo is a road man. Kolyo is short – sighted. Kolyo loves kalvados*. Kolyo goes hunting wild pigs. But kills a man. The guy had a 6-year old son. When Kolyo walks past the […]

Charlotte Pence Photo: _boby + boby Babe, next time Don’t schlep a heifer Up to the stars To hide her.

Dessislava Berndt’s interview with the boogie-woogie musician Axel Zwingenberger Translation: Yana Radilova The 12th International Jazz Festival in Bansko ended 13 August 2009. This last jazz festival added to my life two new acquaintances – the style boogie-woogie and its most talented practicer – Axel Zwingenberger. I happened to be an interpreter of the Hamburg […]

Photo: grumblindal I don’t have dreams. How can I say it? I myself am a dream. Photo: 10392797@N03 I don’t think you should meet the people you most admire. I don’t want reality to interfere with my image.

David Chorlton Photo: Wolfgang Staudt One road is named after The Devil but you won’t meet him there; he’s in Nogales putting scorpions in Lucite for souvenirs by which to remember the sting of the sun as you pass from being poor to being illegal. Another runs underground

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the founder of Satvatove Institute David Wolf, PhD David Wolf What does the name Satvatove mean? “Satvatove” comes from the word “sattva”, from the ancient Sanskrit language, and “tov”, from Biblical Hebrew. Both “sattva” and “tov” refer to goodness, or enlightenment. So, through the programs of Satvatove Institute we endeavor to […]

Barbara Sabol Photo: hmr The haiku in Wrecking Ball and Other Urban Haiku blend a distinctly city-savvy content with the nature-oriented perspective of traditional haiku. A true son of haiku lineage, George’s haiku are sensory-bound sketches, alive with the sounds, smells, textures and colors of the city as a unique phenomenon in the natural world. […]

Mariana Velichkova Photo: hickory hardscrabble You have told me: Your heart is a bird. On my question What kind?

Colleen Harris Photo: The U.S. Army So still, you couldn’t have been anything other than hunkered down, waiting to weather the next barrage. I was sure of it. You were tucked tight, and dead men sprawl the way men do after mind-numbing sex.

Interview with Antera by Galya Mladenova Antera is a young artist who is deeply interested in painting, heroic fantasy and video games. She’s attracted to online games like World of Warcraft, which are filled with a rich mythology. She used to paint abstract art, but thanks to WoW, she switched to figurative painting back in […]

Photo: Albena Popova ” Charice – “Pyramid” featuring Iyaz – Studio Version “ Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Photo: powi A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone. Photo: soapbeard

Changming Yuan Photo: Clearly Ambiguous To demonstrate their heliotropism They all keep saluting To the summer sun, constantly moving

Germany those days is like an art stage! I’ve already got you acquainted with last year’s Let’s Go Home. After its success the talented Charlotte Friling surprised us with another amazing project – Recast. Now, full of energy as ever, she will amaze us yet again with the incredible second Art Barter which will be […]

Photo: shekgraham A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.

Kossara Belnikolva’s interview with the cellist Kalin Ivanov Kalin Ivanov, cellist, is a prominent soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and recording artist. Compared by the press to Rostropovich, Yo-Yo Ma, Piatigorsky and Jacqueline du Pré he is quickly gaining recognition as an artist whose “dramatic urgency and expressive tone” (The STRAD) is matched by “His deep, […]

An interview by Yasen Vasilev and Natalia Nikolaeva with Virginia Zaharieva Translation from Bulgarian: Asya Draganova “Stories can teach, repair mistakes, enlighten the heart and chase away the dark, they can provide psychological shelter, and contribute to change and the healing of wounds.” Clarissa Pinkola Estés The reason for our meeting with Virginia Zaharieva is […]

Photo: wtlphotos It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life. Photo: venteco Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.

Photo: Albena Popova ” Tiesto f/CC Sheffield – Escape Me” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio