WHEN A KID CATCHES A GLIMPSE OF HONEY, HE THROWS THE BEANS CAKE AWAY: MY REVIEW OF JOHN DONNE’S ” THE GOOD MORROW” The Good Morrow, an aubade written by John Donne is a metaphysical poem. John Donne as a poet belongs to a sect of poets referred to as Metaphysical Poets. These poets regard…
An Approach to Memoir: A Review of Abigail Thomas’s What Comes Next and How to Like It. An innate obsession of mine is fastening monopoly over people — an exclusive possession: my maternal grandfather is one. The grandfather I never knew: whose picture hasn’t flicker past my face; nor has the cadence of his…
Call for Entries – June Writing Contest How would you write a letter to a mysterious character from your past, present, or future? For this edition, we’re looking for stories that address the mysterious; intriguing stories that can cut across any theme, written in epistolary form. But don’t get carried away with the relatively strict…
WB Yeats, The Poet Behind Things Fall Apart’s Inspiration Born on 13 June 1865, WB Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer. He was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature and was highly respected in his field. He published over 30 poetry collections over his lifetime. In 1923, he received the…
Creative Ways To Avoid Using Clichés It’s hard to come across a writing tip without a sentence advising writers to avoid using clichés. They make your work look flat. The reader would find it dull. And thousands of reasons why you shouldn’t use clichés. What are clichés? Clichés are words or phrases that have…
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