ONLINE YOUTH LITERARY MAGAZINE

Photography by Silja Pietilä, 18, Finland

Dear Readers and Contributors,

 

I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank you all for the continuous love and support, especially through the pandemic. In just under 6 months, we’ve come so far; the magazine has been featured on Publish YOUth Writing and Poets & Writers, and the editorial team reached a whooping milestone of 100+ Advice Articles written! As we continue grow our global outreach, we’ve published over 280 creators from 25 U.S. States, 25 countries, and 6 continents across the world! 

 

It’s been a pleasure growing this community over the past three years, so I know I speak for the entire editorial board when I say we hold this magazine and our contributors close to our heart. It takes a tremendous amount of research and effort to manage the magazine, which is why we're so thankful for all of your support. We encourage you to share our publications and Advice Articles to help our other young creators who may be interested in pursuing their craft.

 

Cheers,

Lori Khadse

Founder, Nonfiction Editor in Chief

The Elysian Muse Youth Literary Magazine

Photography by Safia Henniche, 16, Boston

Editors' Choice Works

 

We Were Once Young Spirits

Written by Roman Sage Tan

 

 

we were once young
spirits soaring free like the
canaries perched upon
the grand old sycamore tree
(splashing around the
mudbundant forest floor; a
rite of spring)

 

came rolling the hills
of summer as we bathed
in golden rays (full of
false jollity and
bravado, once thought i)

 

autumn creeped up on
us like a thief robbing us
of the fragments of
jouissance we had
left; in the falling leaves
and balding trees we saw
ourselves (a spiral down
into hellscape)

 

an icy serenade winter
belts out as
warmth comes to
a standstill and love
dies out (romance is
but an artefact of the
past)

 

 

 

Roman Sage Tan is a student living in Singapore. To him, writing is a cathartic experience that allows for the purgation of emotions and negativity. He enjoys writing poems in both English and his mother tongue, Chinese. In his free time, you can catch him binge-watching Grey's Anatomy and Glee, or reading Jane Austen's novels.