JENNY. Ausgabe 11

Kiss, kiss, bye-bye! New language art

JENNY, the anthology of contemporary literature, is sporting a new look, entering its 11th year of publication in style.

Our grandmothers always assured it that “it all works out in the end,” even as memories fade with time. Things that are too shiny eventually lose their luster, powdered cheeks grow dusty, and even the most carefully applied rouge is liable to be blown away by a fresh summer breeze. What remains is residual heat, stale air, and texts – about conventions, suppression, and the past that melts through the heat to the surface of the present. But also: the attempt to breathe, to take up space, and kiss sunken cheeks awake.