A.R Salandy

Anthony is a mixed-race poet & writer whose work tends to focus on social inequality throughout late-modern society. Anthony travels frequently and enjoys exploring new cultures. Anthony is a polyglot who has L2 proficiency in Dutch, Spanish & Italian, as well as conversational ability in various other languages, alongside his Mother languages of English & Arabic, the latter of which he hopes to be fluent in one day. Anthony's work has been published 130 times as of February 2021.

## Early Life

Anthony Romello Salandy was born in Mesa, Arizona. Anthony has spent most of his life in Kuwait jostling between the UK & US.

## Philosophy

On his philosophy, Salandy said,

> "My personal writing philosophy is focused on being succinct. I believe, wholeheartedly, that poetry is a vehicle for change, but only in the right hands. By being succinct and focused, I allow the reader to truly hear what I am saying beyond the static of postmodernity. My writing never aims to be 'accessible' or labelled as such by the eyes that know no true suffering or sacrifice. My entire writing career can be summed up as 'tonally dissonant', a term that is often used to reject my work, but also in giving praise to it. As a POC, I have consistently seen how the literary world is dominated by specific groups who 'try' to encourage equality. This, however, never truly panes out. Postmodernity has allowed me to question my self amidst the digital age, while working towards furthering others whom sorely lack the support of greater community. The latter of which is why I Co-Founded Fahmidan Journal/Fahmidan Publishing."
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## Goals

Anthony hopes to further the idea that poets of color are worthy of being published and being heard beyond the labelling, ethnocentrism and systemic inequality levied against them in postmodernity. Anthony hopes to continue to publish metaphysical, ideological, philosophical and postmodern works that break with standard norms of 'accessibility'. Further, Anthony hopes to publish more works in other languages so as to decimate the 'othering' of non-English work

## Inspirations

* Sylvia Plaith
* Renee Agatep
* Nadia Gerassimenko
* Chris Butler
* Taylor Byas
* Yusuf Akman

On inspirations, Anthony said, "My muses are not concrete, but rather concepts, such as: Globalization Postmodernity Inequality & Stratification My Tri-Racial Background."

## Works

* ‘Lacrime’- Variety Pack Issue 4 (PG 117) 31st January 2021 Online https://issuu.com/varietypackzine/docs/varietypackissuefour
* ‘Imagination’-Melbourne Culture Corner 2021 issue 5 Page 20 1st February Online https://melbourneculturecorner.com/blog/
* ‘A World’- Melbourne Culture Corner 2021 Issue 5 Page 20 1st February Online https://melbourneculturecorner.com/blog/
* ‘Under Night Fall’- Marias at Sampaguitas February 3rd 2021 Online https://mariasatsampaguitas.wixsite.com/marias/post/poetry-by-anthony-1
* ‘Dhaal’- Marias at Sampaguitas February 3rd 2021 Online https://mariasatsampaguitas.wixsite.com/marias/post/poetry-by-anthony
* ‘Ambiguity’- Burnt Breakfast 2021 TBD Online https://www.burntbreakfastmag.com/post/ambiguity-by-a-r-salandy
* 'The Great Northern Journey'- Chapbook with Lazy Adventurer Publishing June 1st 2020.
* ‘Whimsy is Derived- Ice Lolly Review 23rd January 2021 Online https://www.icelollyreview.com/issue-vi-janurary-2021
* ‘They Hide in Plain Sight’- The Mark Literary Review 25th January 2021 Online https://www.themarkliteraryreview.com/january-2021
* ‘Half Kuwaiti?’- The Kuwait Times – February 8th 2018 https://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/half-kuwaiti/

## Sources

* https://arsalandywriter.com/
* twitter.com/anthony64120
* instagram.com/anthony64120