Poetry on Big Screen: 12 Movies with Poetic References (Part 2)
Even though often considered a dying art, poetry still has an important place in people’s lives and, by extension, in popular culture.
Literary Travelogue: An Interview With Jelena Vukicevic (Visibaba)
Photo by Milos Petrovic We open our upcoming series of literary interviews with our conversation with Jelena Vukicevic, a professor of literature and a former bookseller. Jelena holds a BA…
Rediscovering Freedom with Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing
Effia and Esi have never met. Their stories begin in the mid-18th century Ghana, when the British slave trade starts to flourish in the country. One of the two half-sisters…
Which Haunted Woman Am I?
Every October, I begin thinking about which haunted woman I would be. This is not the sort of question most people ask themselves. Most people are probably thinking about costumes.…
When October Comes
I love Halloween. There. I said it. Not in the casual way people say they like Halloween because they enjoy pumpkin pie or because their children dress up once a…
What we Owe Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla dreamed things into existence that other people could not yet see.
The Beautiful Things
The first time I saw the box, I thought it was beautiful, which should probably have been enough of a warning, although I have never been particularly good at recognizing…
The Hollow Inside Me (Spooky Story)
The first time my reflection blinked, I was seven. I told my mother. She slapped me. Not hard. Just enough to teach me that some things should never be repeated.…
The Things That Followed Me Home
There are things you inherit from your family that don't show up in photographs. You can inherit someone's eyes.Someone else's hands.A crooked smile that appears in three generations of wedding…
The Costume That Fit
The costume was in a box labeled HALLOWEEN in my mother's handwriting. I found it three months after she died. There were other things in the box. A string of…