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Writing Back to Thomas James

One writer explores her ongoing, accidental obsession with Letters to a Stranger.

essayLinne HalpernFebruary 27, 2019poetry, thomas jamesComment

Someday I'll Love Sage Marshall

After Ocean Vuong’s visit to Wesleyan, Sage Marshall interprets his work with a poem of his own.

All Along This Road

Reading Matsuo Bashō's Japanese prose-poetry from 1689, while contemplating stillness, isolation, journeying, and the aftermath of death.

the kiss

A poetic ode to the golden beauty and heavenly touch of Gustav Klimt's famed 1908 painting.

Frida Kahlo Takes a Rib from Diego Rivera

A poetic exploration of Frida Kahlo's Two Nudes in the Forest in relation to the artist's sexuality.

Beyond Death

After his grandfather's death, our writer delves into Mary Frye’s poem “Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep.”

essayLinne HalpernNovember 10, 2017poetryComment

Midwest Boys

Linne Halpern responds to Patti Smith's Memoir, M Train, with a poem.