Hating Ted Hughes
by Taylor Purcell I am currently reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath for an English class and learned that the novel was loosely based on Plath’s own life. The major difference between the main character of The Bell Jar, Esther Greenwood, and Sylvia Plath is that while Esther attempts to commit suicide, she doesn’t […]
Exquisite Corpes
Enjoy these exquisite corpses that were created during Poictesme’s Stranger Than Fiction event. Thanks to everyone that came out to write and doodle!
Charles Dodgson and Lewis Carroll: A Double Life
by Bryce Melton Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was a mathematics lecturer at the University of Oxford from 1855 to his death in 1898. He taught and wrote on the subjects of geometry and mathematical logic, and although he was popular with students and colleagues, but didn’t make any noteworthy contributions to the field. Lewis Carroll is […]
Submissions are open!
Submissions for Poictesme’s 2014-2015 journal are open! We are looking for the best student writing and art to fill our anthology. The submission deadline has been extended to February 5th, 2015. Please refer to our submission guidelines for more information.
Notes on the Phantom Tollbooth
by Taylor Manigoult My literary childhood just started this summer when I read The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis for the first time. After that, I felt whimsical, intrigued, and also resentful of my mother for keeping me away from these fantasy worlds. When I was a child she fed me the folktales of African […]