Book Review: "On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist" by Clarissa Ward
Clarissa Ward is world-renowned journalist who is currently the chief international correspondent for CNN. She was born in New York, New...
Karrington Garland (UK ‘23)
Karrington Garland (UK ‘23)
I am a sophomore at the University of Kentucky with a major in Journalism! My passions are writing and reading poetry, as well as, experiencing new things the world has to offer!
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Things To Do for National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. In honor of that, I encourage all of you to read tons of poems and buy tons of poetry books. Poetry books...
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Why Everyone Should Read "Power" by Audre Lorde
I’ve never read a more visceral poem in my life. It made me feel so many emotions at once. “Power” by Audre Lorde is the first poem to ever...
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10 Crystals for the Spring Season
For this upcoming spring, here are ten crystals that are great to have for the season! Each of these crystals echo the colors and energy...
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The Eight Types of Love According to the Ancient Greeks
According to Ancient Greeks, there are eight types of love that we experience. Each are entirely different from the other and every single...
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Forms of Misogyny in Music
One of the biggest genres of music that everyone keeps up to date with and listens to probably 80% of the time is rap music or trap music...
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Book Review: Nepantla An Anthology of Queer Poets of Color
If you want to get more into poetry, be introduced to a plethora of new poets, and are an ally, have connections to or are in the LGBTQ...
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An Up and Coming Artist to Listen to
A new artist was recently brought to my attention on a trip I took to spend time with my friends from Louisville. Her name is Gilanares and...
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Commentary on the film Malcom & Marie
Malcolm & Marie, in my opinion, is a masterpiece. It’s thought provoking, rage inducing, and most of all, full of immaculate dialogue,...
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A Brief Rant on Fred Hampton
As a junior in high school, I was woefully ignorant and prematurely woke on many influential leaders of the civil rights movement. I had...
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Who is Amanda Gorman?
If you watched the inauguration of Joseph Biden, then you have already been introduced to Amanda Gorman. She was the inaugural poet and...
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Inauguration Poet
President Barack Obama, on the day of his first term in 2009, had a poet by the name of Elizabeth Alexander recite her poem “Praise Song...
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Poems in Autumn
Poets In Autumn is a poetry, spoken word, singing and ministry tour that began in 2015. The cast is predominantly if not all African...
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My first time voting - 2020 Election Edition
This year, the 2020 Presidential election marked the first time I have ever voted since I became of age. I thought it would be life...
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Five Documentaries to Watch on Netflix
Documentaries are great think pieces on society. I absolutely love watching them and gaining more knowledge and insight into a multitude of...
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A Poem on Watching the Protests
i was in Georgetown today & i saw some protesters. no more than fifty & they were all so...angry. they were on bikes & on foot...
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Coffee Shop Review: Sir Walter Coffee
Coffee shops are hands down one of the best places to get things done. Not only are they aesthetically pleasing to both the eye and mind,...
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What I Got from the On the Trail Documentary
“On the Trail,” a CNN documentary, captures the lives of multiple women, both CNN reporters and embeds, during the 2020 presidential...
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Stones and their Healing Properties
Pretty much any stone, rock or crystal you can find has some sort of myth surrounding its healing properties. Crystal healing is a...
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Say More Podcast
Olivia Gatwood and Melissa Lozada-Oliva are poetry spoken word artists. They’ve traveled the world reciting poems from their own respective...
