poetry
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Arts and Creative
The Invitation: An analysis of the work of Mary Oliver on the beckoning of opportunity
The prolific work of Mary Oliver shows us how opportunity lends itself to those with enough courage to take it.
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Big Thief’s ‘Not’: Finding definition for the elusive sense of self
At the core of Lenker’s lyricism, you can’t just be defined by any single aspect of your appearance— you surpass…
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Ms. Lauryn Hill and What Could Have Been
“But deep in my heart, the answer, it was in me/ And I made up my mind to define my…
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About a Fool
The "Idiot" grapples with the ontology of beauty, its metaphorical and physical significance, twirls one around, causing oscillation between passionate…
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Sestina for a Stray
She scours her face with polished, reddened claws— / Her cheeks scratched red to match, that drain to fair.
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how many more // Our People, Our Stories
you heard it here first—we "cannot emotionally accept" your dirty, foul money, the history of your military enslavement still reeks…
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Over the Summer, My Trainer Said
...like a flesh-laced corset; let breath be the needle with which / you stitch yourself whole again.
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Miguk/미국 (Měiguó/美国), you Master Manipulator
Miguk, you Master Manipulator/ Your strategically curated narrative/ Is the Lethe of our people
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I. How
“cunning embers still dance on your grave, relentless, carving ground and kissing dripping amber skies with tongue”
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Dark Blood
When the sun shines the day's eye blinds you./Blue-black violet blood/The night, lies behind you.
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