A friend of mine is spending the year in Paris, and so, has been stoking my jealousy by reminding me how much literature and how many literary landmarks abound across the European continent.  Most recently, she told me about Selexyz Dominicanen, a 13th century gothic church that has been converted into a bookstore, located in… More A Heavenly Bookstore

Poetry is wonderful. There is just something about having a limited amount of space and slaving over lines and diction to make sure absolutely every line-break and word is meaningful and poignant to the overall poem. That being said, a lot of poets seem to think in order to write a good poem they must… More A More Modern Approach to Poetry