SPECTRA POETS is a San Francisco based print publication and online collective of perspectives stretching language into and beyond a catalog of edges.
SPECTRA began as an idea mid-pandemic when founder Erica Avey heard about a community of people called Spellers, who cannot speak. Most of them have autism and use written word to express what they cannot say. The idea was to create a magazine for them to be read alongside other poets, both prominent and unknown, without publishing anyone solely based on their identity or ability. SPECTRA publishes poetry that connects, poetry that can be felt, poetry that unveils truths about earthly existence, and poetry as art.
Awarded as one of the Most Beautiful German Books 2022
Book Design: WVH
Founder and Editor: Erica Avey
Spectra Poets, Spectra Poets, 2020
