Rabble is Here
The second installment of Poictesme‘s chapbook, Rabble, is here. This publication features the extraordinary work of the ordinary people of VCU. This time around we focused on the chimerical, with
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Good Timing: An Interview with Claudia Emerson
From the Spring 2014 issue of Poictesme By Hannah Morgan Illustration by Megan Goldfarb If there was any doubt before, I know I really like a poet when an
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Thumb Movements
Pollice Verso is a painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme that features the famous thumbs up or thumbs down gesture given to decide the fate of a defeated gladiator. In this case, the secutor
Yeats and Otherworldly Inspiration
by Ishan Bose For many writers, inspiration can come from strange places, but W.B. Yeats takes the crown. One of the most notable influences on poetry of William Butler Yeats
Spoken Word: The Negro Speaks of Rivers
The Negro Speaks of Rivers Langston Hughes (1902 – 1967) I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in