beauty heals. find it here.

a thing of beauty is a joy forever

~John Keats

Beauty heals. Here Keats explains how:

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall...

~John Keats
from: Endymion, Book I

In the current issue of and ongoing publication of fws: international journal of literature & art, random beauty ii, you will find the “shape of beauty” to which Keats refers. This issue features poems and art that explore the concept of beauty…finding it in a thrown clay pot, a rose garden, fog, piles of trash, and more.

Poets are here for us, pointing, summoning, reminding us that there is beauty everywhere when we are awake to its happening.

So far we have featured poets Jennifer Lagier, Terry Dawson, and David Radavich and we are publishing poems and art as pieces are accepted through Dec. 31, 2025. So, if you haven’t submitted, please do below.