the night is not what you think
By Corbett Buchly the night comes in like a broom brushing away the grasps of sun with streaks of moon ribbon and void grins of empty space the night is … Continue Reading the night is not what you think
Spring Break Procrastination
Last week was the awaited breath of relief for most college students who started their spring break. I remember thinking that before I came to college spring break was supposed … Continue Reading Spring Break Procrastination
When You Are Old: Yeats is Something Else
The poem “When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats is a great example of how poetry can be simple but also incredibly beautiful. For a poem published in 1893 … Continue Reading When You Are Old: Yeats is Something Else
Gertrude Stein: Mina Loy Was Concise
The poem “Gertrude Stein” by Mina Loy is a brief yet beautiful homage to the poem’s namesake. The poem is a single sentence, only nine short lines, but a lot … Continue Reading Gertrude Stein: Mina Loy Was Concise
A Stars Hollow Spring
One of the things I love most about living in Farmington is that it reminds me very much of Stars Hollow (which is the town where the Gilmore Girls reside). … Continue Reading A Stars Hollow Spring
The Metro
By Richard Schreck Clinging to the nearest seat back for support, Marta Novak stood in the crowded aisle as the metro train descended below street level. Strangers’ bodies pressed in. … Continue Reading The Metro
Three Minutes
By Allyson Petrek The instruction pamphlet says to dip the stick in for five seconds. Then, wait three minutes, no more than five. Because if you didn’t time things correctly, … Continue Reading Three Minutes
Deer Stand
By Eben Lee Thomas Five deer tense in dense bright airof backyard hung between full moonand snow-pack. The short-horned buck staresat road, at dry-line, at house, and I in my … Continue Reading Deer Stand
Home
By William Miller In a green, humpbacked late 50’s car, we were always driving but never seemed to get anywhere. My dad smoked like most people breathed, never let a … Continue Reading Home
Other People
By William Miller They remain, always, unknown continents where coastlines might be seen, touched, never the interior growth, the tall, foreboding trees or the caves between the rocks. And when … Continue Reading Other People
Winter Shoreline in Miami
for Jon By Anthony Botti I do not remember what I was like before you. Early mornings, you swim in the sharp, nurturing surf. Our thirty-year relationship is like this … Continue Reading Winter Shoreline in Miami
Thaw in the Berkshires
the crocus at the end of winter By Anthony Botti So early, it’s almost dark. It’s nearly time now. I have lost my concentration in one of the coldest winters … Continue Reading Thaw in the Berkshires
Ode to the Clothesline: Really, Clotheslines…
Yes, really clotheslines. The poem “Ode to the Clothesline” by Kwame Dawes means a lot to me because it was one of the first poems where I felt like I … Continue Reading Ode to the Clothesline: Really, Clotheslines…
Shopping Chronicles
Something that is very common in the lives of the Gilmore Girls is their excessive shopping habits. Many fans of the show question how Lorelai was able to afford her … Continue Reading Shopping Chronicles
Hearing Dusk
By Robert Thomas Birds alightOn dying commotionPlaying and pipingThey sing to finality.Dogs earlier noticedOnly tugging and probingNow pit the air with distant yelps.Planes drone suddenlyA droning paradeEager and white-tailedIn the … Continue Reading Hearing Dusk
Big Fat Lake Trout
b y By Robert James Gleeful stumbles on graniteThe canoe is roughly landedWhere is the sharp filleting knife?A victory – hold it aloft and stand togetherWe’ll capture it on filmThe … Continue Reading Big Fat Lake Trout