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by Cori Futrovsky Trudy Lewis, a member of the English departments old college professor, read an excerpt from her fiction book “The Empire Rolls” and answered a few questions afterwards. It was really interesting to hear an author read their … Continue reading →

Chris’ poem “Back to Nashville” is an amazing ode/letter to the speakers love. The poem starts out with a dedication to the significant other (“My love,”) which sets the poem up nicely. This poem seems to be about a long … Continue reading →

Derek’s poem “Mark of Death,” seems, to me, to be about both near death experiences and the realization of something life-altering thing. It’s a really well written prose that gives two instances of the speakers’ confrontations with the “mark of … Continue reading →

Sarah’s poem is about the longing and haunting of an ex-lover. The poem starts off about a lover—possibly just for one night—and the night that they share. The speaker says at the end, the boy she spends the night with … Continue reading →

Response to Caroline Connell’s “Things That Feel Like You” by Cori Futrovsky Caroline followed option three on the prompt, which I found very interesting. While writing my own poem, I found it hard to include a foreign-language word or phrase, … Continue reading →

The tone of August’s poem is very morbid, but hauntingly beautiful. She is an amazing writer and really made me feel as if I were experiencing the poem firsthand. It is set in the courtroom of the Reconciliation Commission (TRC) … Continue reading →

Caitlyn’s poem is a great example of enjambment. The poem flows smoothly and the shorter sentence structures are able to get her point across. For example, the first line is “The bittersweet milk floods her mouth” enjambment “Burning her rough, … Continue reading →