Written by: Aram Adler-Smith A few months before sitting down to write this post, I purchased a late 1920s-era Royal Model O portable typewriter in black. It was a brave and exciting decision, motivated by a desire to reduce options in my poetic practice. By options, I mean the unwieldy…
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How Museums Changed My Life
Written by: Chengli Payton Some people like them, some people don’t. But once you do, you’re forever changed. That statement applies to many things, but I’m talking about museums! I have been going to museums since before I could walk. I have fond memories of aimlessly wandering great tourist-filled halls…
Creative Projects to Dive into Over the Summer
Written by: Erika Echegoyen With summer coming up, there will be more time to participate in hobbies, relaxation, and other activities that are not school-related. Whether you’re artistically inclined or are just looking for something new to get into, I’ve put together a list of creative activities that are bound to get your creative juices flowing. You don’t need to be able to draw a hyper-realistic face, nor…
Vaporwave is not a meme
Written by: Lyhan Maldonado Many people argue they shouldn’t have given their children access to the internet at a youngage, but I disagree. In retrospective, I find it surprising that I was able to spend most of mydays outside riding bikes, climbing trees and throwing toys with my neighbors, and…
Faith: Arthur Pendragon, The Green Knight, and a Christmas Jest
Written by: Noa Climor “Therefore, within thy court I crave a Christmas jest,” the green knight says to the court, and with these words, he sparks chaos: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, written by an unknown author named as the “Gawain Poet,” dates back to the late 14th century….
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another: Movie Review
Written by: Aidan Srb This year’s Oscars ceremony concluded with Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another winning the award for Best Picture, its sixth win of the night and the third for Anderson himself, who had already claimed Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. There have been plenty of Oscar winners that haven’t lived…
Sexuality in D.H. Lawrence’s ‘Tortoise Shout’
Written by: Aram Adler-Smith D.H. Lawrence (1885 to 1930) was a 20th-century English poet whom I would describe as “infamously influential.” He deserves this epithet for many of his literary triumphs, but the primary triumph is his innovative and open discussion of sexuality. D.H. Lawrence’s work made the pious clutch…
The Appeal of La La Land
Written by: Nabeeha Nafey There is something to be said about how good art can continue to surprise you again and again. Of course, this is a personal experience — what constitutes “good art” obviously varies between you and I. But one film, or rather cinematic experience, that many people…
E.E. Cummings: the Dyslexic Reader’s Beacon of Hope
Written by: Aram Adler-Smith What’s to be said about the 20th-century American poet e.e. cummings but something concretely incoherent. His poems are demanding in the sense that they long to be understood, despite the fact that some treat the reader like an untamed dog with identity diffusion. “I will take…
Deep in the Muck with Dorothea Lasky’s “Poetry Is Not a Project”
Written by: Liam Smith As I begin the process of drafting my debut chapbook, the tangibility of a project has heightened my sense of purpose. Working towards a collection makes me feel closer to the label of “poet,” this substantial written output seems like “proof of life” for my writerly identity. I was excited to share this budding project with a professor of mine and drafted a brief process statement about representing a more language-driven register in my poems. Upon sharing this vision with my professor, she tasked me with reading Dorothea Lasky’s chapbook-length essay Poetry Is…

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