#bloomurder

For centuries, people have feared those with dangerous botanical knowledge

This is a zinester I discovered on Etsy. They have a few different types of zines. They have botanical and literary-inspired zines, as well as poetry zines. If you follow me on Instagram then you already know I am really into poetry, so that’s what I have from Bloomurder.

Spring time pleasures

This one is a mini poetry zine that is spring and flower themed. The poetry is typed on a typewriter and copy and pasted onto the sheets along with images of flowers. A fun touch/bonus: inside of zine unfolds to a flower collage poster. A fun zine to look over multiple times.

Celestial

A poetry zine that features poetry by bloomurder accompanied by some of their favourite pieces of art. Poetry in this collection is celestial themed, it is second in a trilogy of poetry zines, and curated from all the poems they wrote between 1997 - 2016. I love that they included the title and artist for each of the art pieces featured so you can look into it more if you love the art as well. I think my favourite poem in this zine is Refugee. 

The Lilac Dreamer

This is a beautifully handwritten poetry zine that features a single narrative poem which includes a few photos of lilac trees, that I believe were photos taken by bloomurder. I really enjoyed this one. They did a great job with the storyline. I imagine they could write really cool short stories someday if that is a thing that is of interest to them.

Vapid

This is a poetry zine which includes poems that feel like moments of lost hope. Each poem is pasted onto a simple background that brings attention to the poem and adds to that stark feeling these poems inspire.

I’d eaten the seeds and so now I was his. A Queen.

Happy Mail Awesomeness! Zine Makers Are the Best

Haaaaappy mail! I’m so happy I could burst into glitter and confetti. People in the zine community are so generous. A couple of these were trades, but it’s still wonderful and generous in my book. This first assortment of zine goodness came from http://wemakezines.ning.com/profile/BillyDaBunny. We have an interesting little trade happening in that part of the trade is me recording audio versions…

Zine Review: Bloomurder #1

Bloomurder #1 Laura www.facebook.com/bloomzine https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/BLOOMURDER My 101st zine review. Wow. I feel like I have a clean slate and greater expectations all at the same time. Haha. To give my anxieties a bit of a relax and my brain box some enjoyment, I figured Bloomurder #1 would be the way to go… Bloomurder is a collection of bits and pieces of experiences. I say ‘bits and…