Working in a high school, James Rosin has never really gotten away from the angst. But through his art, he’s been able to exorcise it.

Maureen Leak is a talented poet, playwright, artist, cook, and all-around-creative, and we’re lucky to have her as a collaborator here at Spiderweb Salon. In this feature, we are bringing you her poem in celebration of this collective of wonderful, creative weirdos.

For quite some time, we’ve known Charlie Moore to be a talented musician. There are countless reasons we were inspired to invite him into the studio as the newest recipient of the Spiderweb Salon + Shiny Sound Songwriting Scholarship, and this collaboration is everything this project was born to be: people creating beautiful music together.

Matthew Long has been involved with Spiderweb Salon since, in his estimation, the 3rd or 4th event, about five years ago. A hilarious member of the troupe Matthew the 3nius, Matthew has long made us laugh so hard our stomachs hurt. He’s also got a visual side as a rad watercolorist and designer.

We are thrilled to bring you Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi's beautiful, concrete poem, “impolite mythology.” Fatima wrote the poem a few years ago and turned it into its current snake shape when she decided to include it in her forthcoming chapbook, Moon Woman.

We are excited to feature Nate Logan’s poem, “We’re an American Band.” Nate wrote the poem over the course of last year as an exercise in crafting a longer poem. He says his routine is set for writing only one day a week which may be “blasphemy for some, but it works for [him].”

Listen to Elia Tamplin's song 40 Days & 40 Nights, recorded/produced by Shiny Sound Recording Studio & Conor Wallace; PLUS read our exclusive interview with Elia on their ongoing musical journey.

Alex Stock has been involved with Spiderweb Salon since 2012. When asked about their first experiences with Spiderweb, they said, “I love Spiderweb Salon and believe it and collectives like it are essential for the DFW DIY art community.”

We are excited to start our weekly features with long-time Spiderweb friend, Marie DeNoon. We recommend you read Marie's poem, "soft pink for bitches," aloud!