The fifth issue of Hwæt! delves into the woods with illustrations, photographs, history, fiction, a watch list, and much more.
 
This zine, which focuses on the ways in which ancient fascinations persist in today’s world, takes on the ever-evolving concept of ‘the forest’ in this issue. Acknowledging the varied perceptions that humanity has of woodland, the artists and writers that populate this zine explore a selection of ways in which the idea of the forest functions in culture, media, and human psychology.
 
Contents include:
 
Introduction
The Piper in the Woods
Build-Your-Own Baba Yaga Hut
I am the Forest & the Forest is Me
Lovers Amongst the Leaves
It Would Be Better if We Entered the Wood
Watch List
Wilderness and Warfare
Ancient Trees Map
How to Get Lost in a Video Game Forest
In Search of the Andreswald
Reading List
Wood Palimpsest
Radical Roots
Ancient Woodland Indicators
Travel Diaries: Dunino Den
Touching the Eternal
 
N.L.: Hwaet!, 2024. Perfectbound softcover, 106 pages. New.