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Written In Arlington is the latest poetry anthology edited by Katherine E. Young, former poet laureate of Arlington, Virginia, and one of Northern Virginia's prominent poets. The anthology of poems by 87 poets makes any reader want to move to Arlington or at least pay a visit due to the anthology's prose and lyrical poems describing the country's charm and humble natural beauty. This urge to get moving does not come from the anthology's descriptions of Arlington's heavy traffic on Lee Highway (though idling in traffic is a major theme in the collection) but rather from the diverse poets and their unique abilities to capture Arlington's intimate moments. The anthology’s backdrop of flourishing forests and the idyllic Potomac River contributes to the longing attitude readers feel while reading this anthology.
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For most of the world, 2020 was an incredibly difficult year. Social distancing regulations to combat the coronavirus pandemic mandated that the vast majority of people would be working from home. For college students, this meant that they would suddenly be attending college online, via Zoom. This took away many of the most vital social aspects of the college experience.
I transferred to Virginia Commonwealth University during the spring semester of 2020, meaning that I had approximately eight weeks of a ‘normal’ college experience before the whole world seemed to stop and everything moved online. For me, this made it incredibly difficult to feel connected to VCU and make friends. I was simply attending classes, but I didn’t really feel as though I was going to college. I finished out the spring semester feeling incredibly burnt out and defeated, wondering if college was even the right place for me. I dreaded the start of the fall semester because I had no idea what to expect for a semester that took place entirely online. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
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By Sara Swallow As a graduating senior, it’s normal to look back and see what I did well in my time at college, and the mistakes that still make me cringe a little when I think about them. Reflection can help a lot of people so here are the five biggest lessons I’ve learned as an English major:
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I originally discovered Olivia Gatwood’s slam poetry performances on the Youtube channel of Button Poetry. I was immediately transfixed by the rawness of her poetry and the way she could captivate an audience when she performed. Gatwood doesn’t hold back, tackling subjects such as sexual assault, her own sex and sexuality, and the people in her life whom she has loved, with grace and an effortless demeanor.
Life of the Party was released in 2019 as Gatwood’s second collection of poetry, following her first release New American Best Friend. I’ll admit, poetry has never been my favorite genre to read; however, as soon as I picked up Life of the Party, I couldn’t put it down. Largely, this collection is devoted to the female experience, focusing specifically upon the violence against women and the True Crime genre, which largely centers around women — specifically white women as their stories often get the most coverage, far more than women of color — who are the victims of violence. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
By Amy Lee Ah Toy is one badass Asian female character. Didn't think that existed? Yet you see her brilliantly portrayed by Olivia Cheng in Cinemax's Warrior. Set in San Francisco Chinatown, 1878, this Bruce Lee-inspired TV show was recently revived by Shannon Lee upon discovering her father’s notes and drawings.
Unlike Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen, Ah Toy doesn’t depend on dragons nor a romantic male lead to complete her causes. She sashays her own swishing sword, unleashing retributive justice at night. Ironically, she does so knowing her sexist and racist world is unlikely to suspect an Asian female is capable of wielding such power. By day, she is fearless as the Madam of her brothel. She is also an astute businesswoman who invests in property by fronting a “Mr. Patterson” as her Caucasian business partner. She survives and works within the unfair patriarchal world which she was born into. |
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