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Poetry

Communion

Broken bread crunches, golden and crisp,Resin flows into palms like amber.What an unfathomable, radiant moment –Life…

by Anastasia Korbet Mar 13, 2026

Poetry

Archangel

The Archangel stands silently by the threshold,Drinking time as if it were aged wine.In the hall…

by Anastasia Korbet Mar 10, 2026

Essays

Is a Vertical Possible in the Presence of the Other?

Is a Vertical Possible in the Presence of the Other? When you are no longer the…

by Anastasia Korbet Mar 5, 2026

Essays

Silence as an Active Form of Being

Silence as tension We are accustomed to perceiving silence as an absence – of sound, events,…

by Anastasia Korbet Feb 27, 2026

Essays

The Vertical and the Horizontal: Two Modes of Existence

What does it mean to live in the vertical? Most of human life unfolds horizontally. We…

by Anastasia Korbet Feb 27, 2026

Essays

Poetry as a Way of Thinking

Poetry is not a genre; it is a way of thinking. The habitual distinction between poetry…

by Anastasia Korbet Feb 27, 2026

Poetry

Invasio

The room compressed. Narrower than a pupil.In the corner, a terrified echo pulses.And the Light strikes…

by Anastasia Korbet Feb 9, 2026

Prose

Night Letter from Home

I was sleeping, but I did not disappear in my sleep. I was aware of myself…

by Anastasia Korbet Jan 29, 2026

Poetry

Infinity Beyond the Boundary

I have always loved this cliff,And this old fence that hidesFrom my eyes the final earthly…

by Anastasia Korbet Jan 6, 2026

Prose

Genesis of Light

Open your palms. Feel the weight of the atoms that have gathered together for one brief…

by Anastasia Korbet Jan 1, 2026

Poetry

Beyond the Silver

A mirror is not glass. It is a wound in the wall,Where I meets its Not-I…

by Anastasia Korbet Nov 10, 2025

Prose

Manifesto of the Idea of Living Understanding

I. Prologue The world is divided not by space or time, but by insensitivity. Humanity has…

by Anastasia Korbet Oct 24, 2025

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