Blackout poetry is defined by Poets.org as a “form of found poetry wherein the poet takes an existing text and erases, blacks out, or otherwise obscures a large portion of the text, creating a wholly new work from what remains.”…
Category: English
Creativity Takes Time. Be Patient With Yourself.
I’m just going to get straight to the point here and say it: I’ve struggled to write recently. It’s funny that nearly a year ago, I blogged about beating writer’s block. Perhaps I wrote that hoping I’d take my own…
Using the Humanities as a Tool for Healing
As students, educators, and members of the workforce, we typically assign broad categories to our professional interests. STEM fields, for example, are those related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Similarly, we assign a broad label, the humanities, to fields…
Internet Spotlight no. 2: Gratitude, Loneliness, and a Love Letter to Grandparents
Welcome to my second ever “Internet Spotlight!” It hasn’t been long since the first one, but the internet is an ever-changing landscape; when I see good content I need to share it before it becomes old! This time, I thought…
Internet Spotlight no. 1: Flattening the Curve, Future Nostalgia, and Todd Gurley’s Homecoming
Over the course of my undergraduate studies, I’ve come to understand that in order to write well, a person needs to read A LOT. So, as I’ve been writing my blog over the past several months, I’ve found myself consuming…
