Austin Hill It’s the middle of winter and UConn hits you with that, “no classes due to inclement weather” text. Hallelujah! What could be better than this? No class and really no need to get up for a bit. It’s a college snow day! Staring at the pile of books resting on my desk,… More Gatsby and Snow Days
Brianna McNish This spring marks the debut from countless new writers brushing alongside writers already entrenched in well-established careers. In particular, this spring continues thrusting exciting—and notably diverse—publications; perhaps, most fittingly, many writers currently dominating the contemporary literary sphere are writers of color, women, LGBTQIA+ identifying people, among many others from backgrounds just as diverse… More 4 Books You Should Add to Your Reading List This Spring
Christian Buckley In the spirit of spring cleaning, sometimes it’s good to look at your writing for any excess clutter. In these cases, you can indulge the urge to abuse the delete key because our goal is to make our writing concise. A few little changes during the line editing phase can do wonders to… More 4 Easy Hacks to Improve Your Writing
Rachel Conte Okay, that may sound a little harsh. Online book shopping is extremely handy when there are books you’re looking to buy on a rainy, indoors kind of day. It also allows you to preorder books to be delivered straight to your door on publication day, and in special cases, order a book signed… More 5 Reasons to Stop Online Book Shopping and Head to the Bookstore
Siobhan Dale Film adaptations open up all sorts of exciting possibilities for literature. Film has the power to transform literature, and re-invigorate it with new meaning. Film adaptations allow us to bring back works of literature that we feel have been lost over time, or to re-imagine works that have always been with us. It’s… More Ten Recent Must-See Adaptations from Literature to Film
Jake Santo Photo by Jake Santo, intellectual property reserved to Santo Consulting LLC I have always found March to be an incredibly fickle month on the Gregorian Calendar. Below this brief introduction is a sonnet to get you warmed up for springtime and through this odd time of thawing. I’ve always thought sonnets and poetry… More The March Towards Summertime
Elizabeth Sankey I love nature writing and have always been intrigued by the thoughts of poets such as Robert Hass, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louise Gluck, and Henry David Thoreau. To explore deeper into the world of nature writing, I have been reading haiku, which hold their roots in nature contemplation and appreciation. The brevity of… More Haiku for Nature Lovers
Lili Fishman We’ve all been there. Staring blankly at an empty notebook page or Word document, the blue lines or pixels taunting us, jeering at us, mocking us. Whether it’s for an expository essay or creative writing, sometimes the inspiration just isn’t there. Don’t worry! Here are five tried and true ways to get the… More 5 Fabulous Ways to Make Writer’s Block Your Bitch
Daniela Doncel When reading a book too good to put down, avid readers know there isn’t just one reading position. However, readers all have their go-to reading position when it’s finally time to open the book. Your favorite way to read can say a lot about you and your personality. Arguably, it may not matter,… More What your Reading Position Says about You
Sammi Bassman “oh god it’s wonderful to get out of bed and drink too much coffee and smoke too many cigarettes and love you so much” –Frank O’Hara If you’re anything like me, sometimes it takes more than a cold brew to get the day going. There is something easy about poetry in the… More Nine Poem Excerpts by Frank O’Hara to Start Your Morning