Despy Boutris — A Velvet Giant

Black-and-white drawing of a figure with straight hair, a striped tank top, long shorts, and scraped knees.

Black-and-white drawing of cluttered trees.

Black-and-white drawing of water with three birds flying in the sky.

Black-and-white drawing of three clouds, raindrops falling.

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Black-and-white drawing of a figure lying spread-eagle in a field. She has long straight hair and wears an identical outfit as above: a striped tank top, knee-length shorts.

Black-and-white drawing of a set of legs. They wear long shorts and have an open wound on their knee.

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Black-and-white drawing of an infant-sized dress on a hanger. It has a lacy collar and hem.

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Black-and-white drawing of fishbones and dry twigs & sand.

Black-and-white drawing of three honeysuckle flowers.

Black-and-white drawing of three trees, knarled and unleaved.

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Black-and-white drawing of a crescent moon surrounded by stars.

Despy Boutris's writing has been published in Copper Nickel, Guernica, Ploughshares, Crazyhorse, Agni, American Poetry Review, Gettysburg Review, and elsewhere. Currently, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of The West Review.