Milk x Honey's Open Mic Success
Student poets performed original slam poetry pieces to a crowd of approximately a dozen at the Milk x Honey open mic, hosted by Terpoets on...
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The Challenges of Communicating and How to Overcome Them
“Speaking is a kind of misery,” playwright Annie Baker claimed in an interview about her play, Circle Mirror Transformation, while...
L'Étudiante de Mode
From my early teens I have had a keen eye for fashion, always mindful of seasonal trends, magazines, high street new ins and constantly...
Graffiti: Art or Vandalism?
Ok, I’m sure a lot of you know what graffiti is. It’s the artwork you see on walls, trains, etc. Now, when you see graffiti, you probably...
It’s Not All About Self Love, But Self Expression
Trigger Warning When I was 14, I was a small, young, high school freshman girl who was very vulnerable and impressionable. Some unimportant...
Not All Tattoos Have Meaning (& That’s Okay)
Don't judge a body by its ink.
Bohemian Rhapsody. Rocketman. Bowie. (How Glam Rock Rocked My World)
Glam rock. Eyeliner. Long hair. Long lashes. Skirts. Leather jackets and pants. Fake fur, real fur. Crowns. Guitars. Electric cords snaking...
“Take care of the music and it’ll take care of you,'' a drummer from the tribe: Zehrin Sims.
“It’s a representation of the human experience,” said Zehrin Sims about drumming, a Sacramento local whose passion is expressing himself through Black American Music.
Why I Write Poems Even Though They're Bad
Bottom line: because I like it! It took me a while to realize that being creative does not mean being perfect. That’s really hard for me to...
What's Your Love Language?
Love, whether that is self-love, platonic love or romantic love, is a complex notion. However, knowing one’s love language allows us to be...
The "They" Pronoun
Recently, I unfortunately stumbled across this tweet. Screenshot from James Woods Twitter. While I did the right thing and didn’t engage in...
Setting: A Poem
a warm breeze drives through the matte black sky alongside us lights stretch across space as we speed past train whistles cut through and...
No, “Free Speech” Doesn’t Mean Social Media Is A Free-for-All
An open letter to those of us who sometimes take the phrase “freedom of speech” a little too liberally when it comes to their posts.
Why You Should Start Journaling Now
Gif credit: Giphy.com Life can be stressful and make you feel all types of emotions. Sometimes you just don’t want to talk to people about...
'From the Inside' Art Exhibit Featured Art Created by Incarcerated Women
Hippodrome showcased non-profit that allows incarcerated women to express themselves using art.
Four 30 Minute Self-Care Routines to Recover from Finals Week
Recover and rejuvenate after all of those exams, essays and projects!
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How Art Can be Therapeutic
Creative healing can allow individuals to express themselves through any type of art. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed and angry or full...
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A Child's Swimming Pool
You ask for my forgiveness, And believe me I want to give it to you. But I cannot just give away forgiveness like the slight smiles I give...
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Clueless
Frustrated, furious, fierce, I just cannot remember this! Numbers flying through my mind, As if they have a mind of their own. Numbers,...
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Spoken at Oxford
Life stands still on a small campus. On a relatively rural campus of roughly 900, what stories can be told? Everything is just a routine...
