Performance
Katharine and I had been in a poetry class in high school, the set up in our class reminded me a lot of that. We each got up in front of one another and would read our poems. In our… Continue Reading
First Date Questions
I ran into this poem “First Date Questions” on TikTok. Sophia Thhakur, the author and performer, is one a stage in a glittery, skin tight dress, with glam makeup on reciting her poem which has been posted in 3 parts… Continue Reading
Buffalo Ghosts
If you want to see a buffalo Be quiet Check your heels Go south and west not so far If you walk around here chances are Your standing on their bones Real deep down are bones from buffalo who died… Continue Reading
Research Proposal 2
Emily Dickinson and the Female Consciousness I am researching when Emily Dickinson’s work does what Audre Lorde said poetry could be; a remembering what being a woman is, a reimagining what it could be now, and a way to place… Continue Reading
Research Proposal
I want to write a research paper that explores the ways women use poetry to live well in the world. Specifically the ways women use poetry to address violence, dehumanization, degrading, and over sexualization. The approach I want to take… Continue Reading
The Roman Empire
“How many times a day do men think about the Roman Empire” TikTok is a trend where women ask significant men in their lives (boyfriends, husbands, brothers) how often they think about the Roman Empire. And usually, the answer follows… Continue Reading
Gorman’s America
In class we discussed Mrs. Gormans use of “we” in her inaugural poem, which made me rethink this quote: “And so we lift our gaze, not to what stands between us, but what stands before us.We close the divide because… Continue Reading