ilyali seeks to uplift the writing and visual art of individuals and collectives who dive into the magical, the fabulous, and fabulist rivers that run through the day-to-day. ilyali is dedicated to the foundation of generative connections between individuals and the environment that both empower and liberate through this very specific and abundant magic.
Irene Lyla Lee is a writer, publisher and educator, dedicated to storytelling driven by dreams; the places where land and imagination meet. She has collaborated on publishing projects including A Book of Signs, and the zine SETS. She is founder of the small press, ilylali, and co-founder of Boar Hair Books, and Oreades Press. She was a member of the publishing collective, Fine Dress Press. She holds an MFA in Writing from Pratt Institute. Irene swims, lives, and walks in Brooklyn, NY.
Publications:
Flux Factory Edition - Brother and Sister and the Wunderkammer
Dial 2 Magazine - Barn Story
Olentangy Review - May Twenty-first
origami journal - Postcard to Morocco
Visitant - The Old Garden
The Felt: Ghosts and Flesh - Corn. Sage~Water. Blood
Poetry Project, “Work from Boo: Ghosts and the Unconscious for Utopian Dreaming with Claire Donato and Adrien Shirk” - Ghost Turtle
Chronogram: Review, “From West to East to West” at Thompson Giroux Gallery
The Brooklyn Rail: “George Rickey: Monumental Sculpture on Park Avenue”
Parties
The Narrow Apartment Party (SETS) - 2013
Rococo Picnic (SETS) - 2014
Mountain Party (Oreades Press) - 2015
Dreams Party (for Spells, Boar Hair Books) - 2016