Sy safransky biography

For nearly 30 years Sy Safransky has made the darkness conscious in his unique and powerful publication The Sun.

Throughout the years of struggle with the magazine, Safransky has had his own share of challenges and dark moments.

Sy safransky biography

"When I started the magazine I toyed with the idea of calling it The Sometimes Sunshine," Safransky quipped. "It seemed more descriptive of my sometimes melancholic nature. "But now I can't imagine it being called anything but The Sun."

He is not so keen on defining his publication.

"If you read someone a

poem you've written, you don't want to be asked, 'What does it mean?' You want the poem to stand on its own.

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I feel that way about The Sun. I don't like to label The Sun as 'literary' or 'political' or 'spiritual' because it ends where those labels begin, which is where life gets interesting."

Not everyone is prepared for the stark reality in The Sun with its

often poignant writing and haunting black and white photographs.

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