Erasure (Black Out) Poetry
I was introduced to black out poetry in April 2017 by Cynthia, a fourth grade teacher. I have twice presented the idea to the Creative...
Entering the Creative Life
November 15, 2017, was the last post. Why has it been so long since I've posted? I became gravely ill less than two weeks later and had...
Book Review: Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five
Vonnegut uses the imaginary Billy Pilgrim’s life experiences to explore his own experiences in World War II and his imprisonment in...
Lee
Ann Sargeant spoke to PSC's Creative Writing Club on October 19, 2017, about extended metaphors. As a result, I wrote this poem. Lee* if...
Prioritizing Relationships: The Male Bond in Shakespeare and Otway
Of all the characters in Otway’s Venice Preserv’d, or a Plot Discover’d, Jaffeir appears the most contemptible to modern audiences. This...
Avoiding Be Verb Constructions
Perhaps the most useful writing trick I learned this past summer at Oxford came from my faculty mentor, Mark, a professor of English at...
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina: Intersectionality: Race, Culture, and Realities
Piddy Sanchez’s life intersects mostly with her school but also with her work at Salón Corazón, where her mom’s best friend, Lila,...