Twyckenham Notes

https://twyckenhamnotes.com/

Digital

Poetry, Visual Art

2017

IN, 46614

Austin Veldman

Editor-in-chief

South Bend is a town with its own history of ups and downs. Located on the ‘south bend’ of the St. Joseph River, our city enjoyed a generous period of growth that was spurred by the rise of the automobile maker Studebaker. With the closing of Studebaker plants in 1963, the manufacturing jobs left. South Bend effectively collapsed, its population shrinking. The South Bend that I grew up in was still very much suffering under the weight of this economic slump. The South Bend of today is very different. In the last five years, it feels as if the city has finally begun to reinvent itself. There are cafes hosting music and events. Breweries are popping up. Singer-songwriters and bands are playing in the city every week. Poetry and literary readings, showcasing both local and outside writers, are commonplace. A converted industrial building now houses an art gallery, a bar, a cafe, and holds music and other miscellaneous events every week. South Bend has developed its own undercurrent of culture. I founded Twyckenham Notes in response to what I saw in my city; a reemergence, the founding of a new identity. I wanted to add something to the mix, to be a part of this transformation. Twyckenham Notes is interested in publishing the best poetry possible. We are interested in poetry of all styles, but none in which the writer-reader connection is lost entirely. Edgy is good; so is heart. We want kinetic poetry with lifeblood and plenty of momentum.

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