A personal newsletter sharing original poems and academic essays written during an MFA-style English graduate program with a creative writing concentration. Readers get lyrical poetry and literary criticism, including a study of free verse and T. S. Eliot's 'Prufrock'.
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Poems, essays and commentary from poet David Whyte, with context on how and where each piece was written. Readers get reflective writing on love, resentment, nature and everyday human experience, plus material from his Three Sundays Series.
Nelson George writes about Black music, film and culture, mixing interview-based profiles, remembrances and behind-the-scenes accounts of his own projects. Readers get first-person reporting and personal context from a veteran music and culture journalist and filmmaker.
Personal essays and poetry that use everyday moments such as cooking, commuting and dancing to reflect on decisions, place and the limits of perception. Readers get literary, introspective writing that mixes memoir with cultural and mythic references.
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