Punkzine 2015

Published by La Valija de Fuego in 2015, or the year 31 of the Orwell era, Punkzine was devoted to snippets of Colombian punk song lyrics that addressed its convoluted social times. As Vortice Rebel, the editor, explained, "In times of upheaval in France, there were the accursed poets; in times of war, inequity, and chaos in Colombia, there were punks. City rats, prophets of bad milk, suicidal pilots among cement sewers, children of the unpredictable future or no future, it all depends on the crystal that conquers the events. These elusive fragments are like phlegm thrown into the darkness that soilsthe made-up reality. Each stanza reminds us that something is not right and that, as Lautreamont said, poetry can be written by everyone”. Punkzine included lyrics from bands such as Bastardos Sin Nombre, I.R.A., Libra, Diarrea, and Aversión.