Letter from the Editors:

The Periphery published our last issue five years ago. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we began to put together a special anniversary issue to connect and engage with people during self-quarantine. Then, as Black Lives Matter protests broke out across the globe, we felt more than ever the need to use our platform to amplify artists, authors and thinkers who are using creativity to address their lived conditions. This one-time issue is positioned in relation to the interwoven crises taking place across the world at this historical moment, but, as always, The Periphery seeks also to intrigue and delight.