Joseph Blythe

Name and position: Joseph Blythe (he/him) - Co-Head of Staff and Executive Editor

What compelled you to join IBR?: I joined The Infinite Blues Review after meeting Mia at a virtual open mic, where I performed a sonnet. For some reason, Mia liked it and asked me to join the team.

Favorite melancholic media: 

• Books that deal with memory, lost love, etc. - Julian Barnes' "The Sense of an Ending" and "Only Story" especially

• TV shows with bittersweet endings - "Haven" and "Warehouse 13"

• Pop punk and emo songs - Mayday Parade, The Used, Deaf Havana

Where can we find your best published work?:

• Short stories - Stand Magazine Issue 239.21(3), Grist Books 2024 "Apocalypse Now? Stories for the End of the World"

• Poetry - Ink and Marrow Issue 6, Swim Press Issue 6, Livina Press Issue 6, Grist Books 2022 "We're All In It Together: Poems for a DisUnited Kingdom", Allegro Poetry Issue 33, Underbelly Press Issue 1

Social media handles:

• Instagram - @wooperark

• Twitter - @wooperark