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The smell of semi-new books and the witchy season
I am in the mood for pumpkins, ghouls, and Halloween specials, so I bought a couple of books to tide me over until the most…
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The trial of “Howl” and its impact on poetry
In the same way I wonder about how people could possibly burn books or ban them (and it doesn’t matter how progressive you think the…
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Allen Ginsberg reading “Howl”
I took yesterday off from blogging because it’s okay to take a break from writing every once in a while (I’m really just trying to…
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Poem: “The Hollow Men” by T. S. Eliot
The weekend is upon us and I feel like walking along the shore and dipping my toes into the lake while trying to appear writerly.…
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Blogging Tips: Usability, Angles, Research, and Engagement
For today’s post, I have assembled some blog-writing tips and ideas that I think will help you out in your blog-writing journey, so, enjoy!
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Poem: Oscar Wilde’s “My Voice”
Oscar Wilde’s “My Voice.” A poem about relationships ending and how the memories of love are not always reciprocated.
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The story of “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving
This is the part of the blog I was looking forward to when I first started publishing pieces on literature: the part where I get…
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The deaths of a few literary icons
I have been a longtime fan of famous last quotes and stories about interesting deaths, because, well, morbid curiosity, I suppose. As it turns out,…
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Documentary: Edgar Allan Poe
Not much of a post today, but I wanted to share a solid documentary about a writer that I am going to spotlight soon: Edgar…
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Phillis Wheatley: poet and literature pioneer
Another writer in the long history of interesting literature stories, Phillis Wheatley was a dynamite poet and author who lived a somewhat tragic life in…
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A look at “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by W. B. Yeats
A poem about escapism, beauty, nostalgia, and reality by W. B. Yeats.
