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The Quiet Pull

by Anastasia Korbet


There is a recognition that does not ask for consent. It happens before you realize that anything could happen. Eros is the name of this touch, from which one can no longer turn away…

Anastasia Korbet

Anastasia Korbet is a Ukrainian philosopher and poet writing in Ukrainian and English. Her work draws on Neoplatonism and mystical theology. Recent work has appeared in Asymptote, Sacred Web, and West Trade Review. She writes at axis-v.com.

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