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-37 posts tagged "Poetry"
Mike Donovan | Friday, April 26, 2019
Stephen Dedalus, the young protagonist of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” approaches Sandymount (a long, skinny strip of beach in East Dublin) engulfed in a swirl of images — “Snotgreen, bluesilver, rust: coloured signs.” These visions — “Limits of the diaphane” — clog the young man’s mental pathways, holding his creative faculties hostage. “Shut your eyes and
Sarah Kikel | Thursday, April 4, 2019
Okay, Paul McCartney, sure there’s nothing wrong with silly love songs — but don’t undermine music that flows like divinely-crafted poetry, songs that are so refined they resonate deep within the listener. While poetry worked into music enables poets to better disseminate their work to the public, it also adds another dimension to the art,
Show Some Skin | Thursday, February 14, 2019
I want you all to meet a man who needs no introduction. Please stand. Introducing the Modern American. The Modern American is a long-awaited soy latte, lots of sugar, lots of cream. Actually, throw in some whole milk, after today we’ll deserve the treat. The Modern American gets high on the hidden caffeine; They appropriate
Ryan Israel | Thursday, January 17, 2019
Just the name Earl Sweatshirt conjures up a certain image: taking the surname literally, a lanky teenager, hunched over with a sweatshirt hood covering most of his face, sullen, brooding, “stand-offish and anemic” and possibly depressed. It’s an image that can nearly be found on the cover of the California artist’s 2015 single “Grief.” It’s
Sara Schlecht | Thursday, November 15, 2018
It’s 2018, and nearly everything is political. Terrance Hayes’ sixth poetry collection, “American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin,” uses that as energy to explore the current political climate. This collection of 70 sonnets was written during the first 200 days of the Trump presidency, and attempts to grapple with what it means to
Show Some Skin | Thursday, November 8, 2018
At some point much sooner than when the Sun explodes and becomes a white dwarf The Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda galaxy. when this happens, there is a very small chance almost no chance that the Earth or our sun will crash into matter from Andromeda and be destroyed in the collision because
Raymond Ramirez | Tuesday, November 6, 2018
All the best poetry is true, even if it describes landscapes of fantasy populated by imaginary beings. It is true when it reveals something real about the human condition, and educates us about mankind’s potential for good while taking a focused look at the harsh realities of our limitations. Poets have dedicated their lives to
Ryan Israel | Monday, September 24, 2018
Noname is a poet first and a rapper second. The 26-year-old Chicago native, formerly known as Noname Gypsy, does more with words than any other artist today, crafting creative and captivating songs that express complex emotions. It’s this talent that made the young female artist a key player in the Chicago rap scene in early
Sara Schlecht | Tuesday, September 11, 2018
When I was a freshman in high school, my English teacher killed poetry for me. Just as Romeo poisoned himself and Juliet stabbed herself with a dagger, my teacher slaughtered the art form as she stressed the importance of stressed syllables in iambic pentameter. The following few years were filled with agony as teachers asked
Letter to the Editor | Monday, September 10, 2018
To my fellow seniors, with love The year of lasts is upon us. The year of One last Irish jig One last Victory March One last Alma Mater This year of The last dorm mass The last finals prayer The last Grotto candle This, the year of Final tailgates and marshmallow fights Last love thees