Celebrating Poetry Day
Today is World Poetry Day. This day was started because of the initiative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), a day to appreciate and support poets and poetry around the world. We asked a few of my staff members to share some of their favorite poems. Here are our picks in […]
Moveable Feast Review
By Kiara Moore The Moveable Feast on September 20th was a gluttonous event that centered on indulging in booze, food, and ah, yes the richest sustenance of all, literature. The gathering, which takes place in the Visual Arts Center on Main, showcases the work of MFA students who read from their respective pieces. Four students […]
Pipe Dreams and Cracked Pavement: Richmond Wanderings
by Maya Chesley I. We say we will go wandering at 9:00, but we catch our ride at 10:30 when the wind has already stopped teasing and started whining and turning bitter. Chilly. I feel her sour breath slip through the window I lay my head against; through the glass the cold goes, onto my […]
Writer Notes: Tommy Desanto
I began writing back in high school when I realized it was therapeutic and meditative. It’s cheap medicine for my ever-lingering depression. There’s only one problem: it simultaneously feeds and cures the disorientation I feel day to day. When I sit down to write, I can streamline my thoughts in a way that helps me […]
Writer Notes: Robalu Gibsun
I began to write around 2001, when I was 11, about the time Jay-Z’s The Blueprint came out. Jay-Z’s storytelling inspired me to want to write my own raps. Of course, they were all braggadocious, violent, misogynistic and wack; all filled with the ignorance and innocence of a young writer veering into adolescence. Fast forward to […]