The tragedy of the “date like a poet, text like a cryptid” phenomenon is that it often obscures genuine connection. Two people can have a wonderful evening together and...
Writers like Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, and Paula Meehan don’t just feel like names in textbooks anymore , they feel connected to the streets I know.
On Refusing to Soften the Truth: A Poet’s Manifesto
Welcome to the night's kingdom, where poets build cathedrals out of chaos and madmen dance barefoot on sanity’s edge. Here, the moon reigns, emotions rule, and insomnia isn’t a...
Join me while I write a letter to Julia de Burgos as I take a trip down memory lane and reminisce about the reason I write today.
Lana Del Rey is an iconic American songwriter and artist. She has released 9 studio albums with some radio hits as well as music considered to be in the...
When you feel anxious or alone, what do you turn to for help? In Japan, there was a major earthquake in 2011. A huge tsunami hit the city, killing...
Sometimes, the mist clears and the party continues. And sometimes, we text our mothers and fall asleep awake, memorizing the past.
I remember being in middle school and thinking that poetry was pretty dumb. Sure, I enjoyed my fair share of humorous poems here and there, but poetry as I...
In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, I want to recognize a woman who made history long before any of us probably realized: Juana Ines de la Cruz, also known...