The Aurora Journal publishes surrealistic poetry and prose. Inspired by the Aurora Borealis, we look for writing that is surreal, ethereal, and dreamy, and explores the dangerous limits of surrealism.

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Offer expedited response: $3/piece - response within 24 hours. $7/piece for 2 full paragraphs of detailed, actionable feedback (poetry) within 1 week. $9/piece for a 24-hour response AND feedback within 1 week

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i met god yesterday, she was wearing leg warmers and i saw stars in her eyes. she bought me
a drink, peach tea and cloudberry cake, and asked me if i believed in anything holy.

I Met God Yesterday, She Was Wearing Leg Warmers

"if i rub your sunset cheeks and let the burnt-orange scaffolding peel away onto my fingers, wrap your arms around me once and stamp your lips onto the nape of my neck like a real lover"

The Aurora Journal Surrealism Poetry Contest Honorable Mention

i met an angel and forgot the rest of the sky

Walled In (I Love this Game)

Brown Haired Barbies

So bright I was certain / 

      I was eight or seven—forgive me / 

that the entire storm was localized above our carpet 
spackling the ceiling / trailing eye flares from the fireplace.

Blitztorte / Lightning Cake

"we are colliding / stars turned into supernovas turned into two / a.m. mario kart tournaments and screaming / lana del ray until our throats ache."

exercises in entropy

Hot colours of molten summer run together like no other season in recollection. Revolving days like childhood bicycle wheels—ghosted frames worn out by endless mid-afternoon adventures, buried in nostalgia’s waterholes where you swam, diving deep ...

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