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Earth Song Book Club: Garden Poems
In this week’s Earth Song discussion, Rebecca Martin starts smack dab in the middle of garden poems.
Perspective: The Poet Takes a Bike Ride
How does a poet gain perspective? Megan Willome takes a bike ride—in Canada. Share your August reads, fellow poets!
Literary Context as a Philosophical Tool in Plato’s Protagoras
Literary Context as a Philosophical Tool in Plato’s Protagoras In the Protagoras, Plato offers an example of how to do literary analysis, through Socrates’ analysis in the dialogue of a poem by Simonides. This internal example, and the issues it brings up, may offer insights on Plato’s thoughts about analyzing arguments that appear in literary […]
The Political Nature of War in Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness
The Political Nature of War in Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness In The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin argues that war is primarily a national phenomenon, a product of fear; as opposed to a human activity dictated by biology. To do so, she creates a detailed study on […]
Empathy and The Loneliness of Existence in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
Empathy and The Loneliness of Existence in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep In Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep the most crucially motivating factor of everyone, human and android, is the wish to not be alone, and all the systems they set up, and even the us-vs-them of humans and androids, […]
Earth Song Book Club: The Wild Places
In this week’s Earth Song book club, Rebecca Martin considers the power of poems to transport the reader to another place, whether the woodlands or the wilds.
The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Perkins Gilman (full text)
Read the classic story below, or check out our list of The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Perkins Gilman characters, or read the author’s own essay on Why I Wrote the Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Want something shorter? Check out the Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Summary. Or enjoy The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte […]
Poetry Prompt: Earth Song Nature Poems—Celebrate!
Celebrate the Earth Song nature poems anthology by penning your own song to or from the earth. Whether mountains, floral majesties, or monarchs, the lyrics are yours to compose.
Earth Song: A Nature Poems Experience
Enter into the Poetry of Earth Song Earth Song was born from a pivotal moment of personal connection with nature, while the world seemed burning with pandemic fever and climate fire. This anthology of eco-poetry gathered by editor Sara Barkat is infused with vision and care. Holding the collection is like cradling a rare crystal […]
New Video: The Shivering Ground—Gorgeous!
Travel into the imaginative worlds of The Shivering Ground, in this gorgeous video that truly captures the soul of the stories.
What to Eat With Dracula: Paprika Hendl
Chicken paprikash is a traditional Hungarian, Bulgarian, Czechoslovakian, and Romanian dish. It’s the perfect dish to cozy up to Dracula with!
The Crazy Little Viral Dracula Book Club
A crazy little viral Dracula Book Club is taking place via inboxes everywhere. Join and experience the classic in community, with hilarity!
Island Girl x 2: An Interview With Illustrator Hasani Browne
Illustrator Hasani Browne grew up on an island before moving to Brooklyn (on Long Island). Both places inspire her art in their own ways!
Brianna: Short Story + Fairy Tale Poetry Prompt
Brianna is an enchanting science fiction story that re-imagines the classic Sleeping Beauty tale. Come try your hand at re-imagining a fairy tale in poetry!
The Mannequin—Short Story + Erasure Poetry Prompt
A shiver-worthy story about a woman who trusts her heart to Society’s solution. The perfect beginning for an erasure poetry prompt!
Victor Hugo (Halston)
Victor Hugo (1942 – 1993) was a Venezuelan-born American artist, window dresser, and partner of Halston. He met the designer when Halston hired him through a Call-boy service, and the two began an on-again, off-again relationship that would span 12 years. Vanity Fair cites the 1019 Halston documentary, where filmmaker Frédéric Tcheng speaks to Joe […]
Children’s Book Club: ‘The Midnight Ball’
The Midnight Ball feels like stepping inside a fairy tale. There’s something about pen-and-ink drawings that are an invitation.
Children’s Book Club: ‘Goodnight Star, Whoever You Are’
When a child loses someone, a story can be a helpful way to discuss grief. Jodi Meltzer’s “Goodnight Star, Whoever You Are” is one such story.
The Midnight Ball
Little Song takes readers on a time-telling adventure from noon to midnight. An antique timepiece on each page shows the changing hours and minutes. Children learn analog, digital, and text versions of time from noon to midnight.