Issue 4:

Echoes

Shadows from beyond. Is there an after? Heroic comics. Mothers upon mothers. Betta fish. Girlhood romance. Jackasses. Best friendships created and dissolved. Everyone wants to think they wouldn’t look back.

All this and more in the fourth issue of Eavesdrop. You can purchase a limited handmade copy, listen to the audio issue on your preferred music fix service, or browse below. If you choose to browse online, please note that different web browsers and devices may display pieces differently to accommodate screen size. To experience a hand-curated collection with each piece structured the way our artists intended, please consider purchasing a pay-what-you-can digital version of Issue 4 by clicking here.

* Some pieces include descriptions of violence, which some readers may find uncomfortable. Be sure to take care as you read and listen.

Issue 4 of Eavesdrop was created asynchronously from multiple locations on Vancouver Island, including the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Quw'utsun, Snuneymuxw, Lək̓ʷəŋən, and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. In our work, the Eavesdrop team strives to honour our commitments and obligations as uninvited guests on these territories. We are committed to the work of peace-building, taking meaningful action, and building equity from a place of gratitude and self- education.

Larissa Piva: Founder, Lead Audio Engineer, Assistant Editor, Typesetting, Fundraising, Digital Marketing

Claire Miller-Harder: Managing Editor, Typesetting and Layout, Fundraising

Evelyn Elgie: Founder, Design

Lena Mutafov: Audio Engineer, Proofreader, First Reader

Cover image: “Flowers” by Rotem Diamant, ink and pen

Issue 4 of Eavesdrop was made possible by the generous support of Lucía and her team at JLRB Press. JLRB Press is an independent, small-run imprint that spe­ci­a­li­zes in poetry, with a strong emphasis on queer, trans­gender, women’s, neuro­divergent, and emerg­ing voices. On August 1st, 2025, JLRB Press will open the next submission period for its second anthology, Becoming: An Anthology of What-If Poems about Women and Womanhood.

To learn more about the press, head to jlrbpress.ca/becoming and submit at jlrbpress.ca/submit

Thank you so much, Lucía! We couldn’t do the work we do without the incredible support of our community <3