Poetry and the Love of what is Lost
Alice Robson delves into rhetoric surrounding the longing that comes with missing what is gone Image(s): medium.com I’m a very nostalgic...
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- May 14, 2021
On ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy: A Reflection
Alice Robson reflects on a poem and a reply to it Image(s): Book Riot There are some poems that reach out straight into your heart and...
- May 4, 2021
Muse of the Month
Ruby Dunn highlights an underappreciated legend of contemporary poetry Image(s): Graham Turner/Guardian My muse is… Wendy Cope, a poet,...
- May 4, 2021
The Artistry of Music Videos: Instruments of Introspection
Sairaa Bains identifies the components that make up memorable music videos, and how they support the songs themselves Image(s): vimeo.com...
- May 4, 2021
The Madness of the Scientist Archetype
Erica Ostlander delves into one of the most famous but least appreciated character archetypes in art Image(s): rtraction.com If someone...
- May 4, 2021
My Introduction to Inverted Detective Stories
Caitlin Kilpatrick discusses an inventive twist on wildly popular crime-solving media Image(s): metv.com Like many others, I spent the...
- May 4, 2021
Nerves Of Steel With A Heart Of Glass: We’re Not Portraying Strong Women In The Arts
Sarah Johnston explores harmful stereotypes that define a “strong” woman, and how these are reflected in popular culture Image(s):...
- Apr 2, 2021
Art as Catharsis: Then and Now
Sierra Thompson breaks down the history of art as a method for healing Image(s): The New Yorker The world has always been imbued with...
- Mar 30, 2021
Nostalgia: Comfort in the familiar
In today's world, our "normal" is quite a bit different than it was in 2019. In this article, Greer Valaquenta discusses how revisiting...
- Mar 14, 2021
Photography and Perspective in the novels of Margaret Atwood
Rory Gibb highlights Margaret Atwood's use of photography as a literary device in her work Image(s): Blow-Up (Michelangelo Antonioni,...
- Mar 7, 2021
Reinventing People or Places: Ambiguity as an Attraction
Sairaa Bains discusses how the unknown can widen the scope of our thoughts about certain pieces of art Image(s): slashfilm.com Ambiguity...
- Mar 2, 2021
Home-coming and Home-staying, Poetry in a Pandemic: how poetry brings us home and keeps us there
Ruby Dunn explores how poetry can connect us to our roots Image(s): Scott Web on unsplash “I’ll be glad to be home, at least,” I was told...
- Mar 2, 2021
The Art of Living: How Feng Shui Changed my Life
Erica Ostlander details the joys and benefits of organizing the physical properties of life Image(s): Goodreads My mom was never the type...
- Mar 2, 2021
Shakespeare’s legacy and impact in the 20th and 21st centuries
‘That one might read the book of fate and see the revolution of the times’: Isy Platt discusses the relevance and impact of Shakespeare...
- Feb 1, 2021
The Muse - Or a Reflection on How Far We Will Go To Forgive Male Genius
Paola Cordova scrutinizes the tradition of turning a blind eye to the sins of genius Image(s): theguardian.com If I can’t have you- no...
- Feb 1, 2021
Perfection: An impossibility, an unattainable state, an essential
Sarah Johnston delves into why perfection in creativity is overrated, and mistakes can benefit us all Image(s): Youtube.com Creating...
- Nov 1, 2020
Speechwriting: Art or Business?
Ella Crowsley breaks down the finer points of speechwriting, and how it can be considered an art form unto itself Image(s): history.com...
- Oct 1, 2020
Roundtable Discussion
How should we treat classic works of art that are not politically correct? Griffin: So, obviously one of the prime reasons that we love...
- Oct 1, 2020
The Lost Art of Poetry for Young People
Ella Crowsley explores the degradation of the poetry curriculum in schools, and why poetry is vital for student minds Image(s):...
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