The Usual Break — Split Lip Magazine

Abstract painting. Jewel-toned waves of color—black, blue, red, green, and white—band and blend together in streaks against an orange background. The effect is like a jagged puddle made of melting agates. — “The Usual Break” by Jasper Glen.
Acrylic painting, 8″ x 10″, 2025.

Jasper Glen (@jasperglenart) is a Canadian artist and poet. His work appears or is forthcoming in The Brooklyn Review, A Gathering of the Tribes, Harpur Palate, Posit, Word For/Word, Modern Poetry Review, and elsewhere. Poems have been nominated for Best New Poets and the Pushcart Prize. See more at jasperglen.com.