By: Gabriel McSherry Note: The ending of this play landed strangely to me. It is an odd depiction of suicide, and it doesn’t need to be realistic because fiction is limitless but given how important and serious the topic of suicide is, I felt it necessary to write an alternate ending that would be more… Read more The Alternate Love Suicide at Amijima
Category: Projects Spring 2022
project #2/all about Campbell… and the Cook Islands too
Project 2: All about Campbell For my second project I decided to research Alistair Te Ariki Campbell and how his legacy opened the window for so many other poets of his time from the Pacific Islands. To start I figured I’d give a brief description of the Pacific Islands and how they play a role… Read more project #2/all about Campbell… and the Cook Islands too
When Taylor Swift Said “Fuck The Patriarchy” We Felt That: Essay #2
In a postmodern world of progression and change, there is a tendency to forget that the history of hierarchies of oppression still have a place and reverberate, including the impacts of the long-standing global patriarchy that has governed society for centuries. This patriarchy that has been reinforced by generations of misogyny continues to permeate the… Read more When Taylor Swift Said “Fuck The Patriarchy” We Felt That: Essay #2
Unessay
Sample Project Post: Being Visual and Accessible
Ipsom dolurum this is a paragraph sample. Tulsidas, the poet, was wandering, deep in thought, by the Ganges, in that lonely spot where they burn their dead. Rabindranath Tagore, “Fruit-gathering LV” (1). If in doubt, check out Wikimedia Commons for visual content that’s free to use.
project 1
haiku poems Criminal justice Why are the good sent away? The system is bad Was wrongly accused Was sent to jail with no proof No, this is not fair The Dew Breaker says Killed a priest got a face scar Constant reminder He should be held for All the lives he killed but no, Got away with all Reflection I chose to do 4 haiku… Read more project 1
Project 1
Variations of Fulfillment: Soyinka and Danticat on Manhood Bob Dylan wrote, “The man in me will do nearly any task, and as for compensation there’s a little he would ask, take a woman like you to get through to the man in me.” Mick Jagger conversely wrote, “Some girls give me jewelry, others buy me… Read more Project 1
Project 1 (Revised)
The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danitcat is a collection of stories, one of which is about the Bienaime family. The Bienaime parents immigrated to the United States from Haiti. Ka, their daughter, was born in Brooklyn and has never been to Haiti. Ka and her father are traveling to a famous Haitian-American actress who is… Read more Project 1 (Revised)
Plague Remedies – Colonialism: 1st Project 3/16
Blake Carpenter Dr. Helms March 16, 2022 The Royal Plague Doctor I travel in search of Plague’s knowledge, Impediments of poison flood home’s coast. Chaos is found among the serpent’s tune. An antidote sheathed by oblivion’s scales Bear no mind to venom’s spread, No construction of the ballad’s mark. The aethereal tie of Death’s promise… Read more Plague Remedies – Colonialism: 1st Project 3/16
Olunde’s Letter (Unessay Project)
PRODUCT Hello Father, I heard news of the King’s death via cable. A relative sent it my way and I understood that your duty to the King is as important as my duty to you at this moment. I have plans to travel back home as soon as possible. My time in England has been…… Read more Olunde’s Letter (Unessay Project)