Vito Acconci on Beauty, Harmony, and Functionality
Words by Stephanie Trujillo When I introduced myself to Vito Acconci, I was in disbelief that I was finally meeting the famous multimedia artist and architect I had studied about in my contemporary art history courses. Acconci was surprised that I was more interested in his Body Art rather than the architectural works he had […]
“If you knew Time as well as I do”
Words by Megan Goldfarb Illustration from John Tenniel, Original Illustrator Lewis Carroll’s of Alice and Wonderland The very keen reader can find mathematics woven into the story of Alice in Wonderland. Author Lewis Carroll was a conservative mathematician who opposed new additions to math such as the unit of time, which had been introduced to new arithmetic. […]
Poictesme Submissions!
We’re excited to announce that Poictesme is now accepting submissions for our upcoming 2015-2016 journal! VCU has lots of talented artists and writers, and we want your artwork, prose, and poetry, so that it can be featured in our next anthology. You can submit as many pieces as you want, and we’ll look at each individually. […]
Rabble is Still Accepting Submissions
Poictesme’s chapbook companion Rabble is still accepting submissions until our new and official deadline of September 10th. Please submit poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction pieces to pwatem@gmail.com. Our theme for this year’s chapbook is Noise. Noise (n) : a loud or unpleasant sound : a sound that someone or something makes : unwanted electronic signals that harm the quality of […]
Sleeping At Night
creative nonfiction by Mashalla Mukadam I don’t mean to go to bed at 8:30 in the evening. I lay down in my queen-sized bed with my one-year-old son, in hopes he will fall asleep quickly, so that I can come back into the living room with you. Sometimes, I find myself falling asleep with him, waking […]