• January 2021 Issue,  Visual Art

    Why Do We Create Art

    Featured in the January 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. View Magazine Here. Art By: Jennifer Lewis Medium: Black Ink on Paper Author Bio: I love art and I love Italy, and for me they have always been intertwined.…

  • January 2021 Issue,  Poetry

    Over the Sea Wall

    Featured in the January 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. View Magazine Here. Poetry by Cynthia Boorujy I bought my daughter a scarf to wrap round her head She wanted blood red like mine Not the sweet pastels we…

  • January 2021 Issue,  Poetry

    Il Mare Mi Parla

    Featured in the January 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. View Magazine Here. Poetry by Charles Edward Carey Ritmo Senza melodia Mi colpisce Come le onde sulla riva Il mare mi parla Il vento balla sull’acqua  Blu indaco, turchese,…

  • January 2021 Issue,  Short Fiction

    Bramito

    Featured in the January 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. View Magazine Here. Fiction by John MacDonald The young wolf paused at the forest edge and read the air. Behind, in the darkness, she could hear the stealthy movements…

  • January 2021 Issue,  Visual Art

    The Red Bedroom, Quarantine

    Featured in the January 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. View Magazine Here. Art by : Kelly Medford Medium: Oil on Panel, 40×45 cm Author Bio: Born 1977 in Washington, D.C. came to Italy on a scholarship to study classical…

  • Essay,  January 2021 Issue

    The Only Thing to Write about

    Featured in the January 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review and included in the Series: letters from Lockdown. View Magazine Here. By Norah Leibow Recently, I have been fascinated with the Mediterranean. The crisp beaches, the white sailboats, steep cliffs,…

  • January 2021 Issue,  Visual Art

    Il Mio Cuore

    Featured in the January 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review. View Magazine Here. By: Maggie Johnson Medium: Ballpoint pen on Notebook Paper Author Bio: My passion (or obsession) with Italy began long before I reached its shores. I always dreamed…

  • Essay,  January 2021 Issue

    Italianizzata

    Featured in the January 2021 Issue of The Open Doors Review and included in the Series: letters from Lockdown. View Magazine Here. By Rachel Zitin *Part One of this essay “American… but…” is available at opendoorsreview.com/blog. There’s a distinct irony that…