Kismet #5
145 x 217 mm, 160 pages
New York, USA
Three times a year
First published in 2025
Editor: Samuel Rutter
Art director: Everything Studio
Kismet is a new literary magazine courtesy of peer support cooperative Nearness, devoted to the intersection of ‘spirituality, religion and mysticism for seekers and skeptics alike’ in our contemporary age of evolving belief systems.
This fifth issue of Kismet marks the publication’s debut in print, kicking things off the bright way with a zesty yellow cover. Inside: American anthropologist T.M Luhrmann reflects on individuals who’ve heard voices in their heads, including Joan of Arc—who began hearing voices urging her to liberate France at age 13, Federico Perelmuter takes readers on his pilgrimage to the sanctuary of a ‘most renowned’ Argentinian folk saint, sharing the tales of devotees he met along the way, and for the latest installment of Kismet’s ‘Ritual After Ruin’ series Elaine Pagels delves into the origins of the Lamb of God invented by early Christians.
Plus, a selection of fiction and poetry from Deborah Landau, Carl Phillips, Ricardo Frasso Jaramillo, Zoë Hitzig, Amie Barrodale, Albertine Clarke, Jen George, Bergþóra Snæbjörnsdóttir, Sophie Mackintosh, Missouri Williams, Wayne Koestenbaum and Stephanie Wambugu.