Fearless: An Interview with Malcolm Peacock
work by Malcolm Peacock featured photo by Maxwell Runko object photos by Christian Gregory Malcolm Peacock, a senior in the VCU Painting and Printmaking department, uses his work to create a space for discourse about the experiences of black citizens in response to contemporary events. I met with Malcolm to discuss his art, his experiences, and his […]
Angelou Street
image source words by Sylvia Jones i am i be –De La Soul Letters to My Daughter pulsing; a phantom limb borrowed equipped me to love my mother. You personified debonair You fashioned me a skeptic so I was prepared for shortcomings and backfires, anticipating what looks like progress; a moonwalk, an illusion of forward. Lorde, […]
Deadline Announcement
ATTENTION! The deadline for the Spring 2016 issue of Poictesme March 1st! Please submit any prose, poetry, or work of art to pwatem@gmail.com as soon as possible. We are depending on your continued contributions and support. Don’t forget to pick up a copy of our second edition of Rabble as well, which are distributed around campus. We’ve been patiently […]
Unpredictability and Chance: Baseball in Fiction
words by Brandon Hendrick painting by Norman Rockwell Baseball is a sport defined by a clear logic. There are a set of rules that each team must follow to determine the victor. Within this structure, the ideas of unpredictability and chance are allowed to exist. A number of authors, notably American, have used baseball as […]
Rainer Rilke and Oft-Tattooed Reasoning
Words by Jessie Kraemer Illustration by Megan Goldfarb “In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?” – Rainer Maria Rilke from “Letters to a […]