Thursday, April 18, 2024
The clay staff of 2022-23 proudly welcomes Lily Wallaker, the Bible Spotlight Columnist! Lily’s picture captures her better than mere words. She shines like the sun, and when you break up the rays of light that she is made up of, you’ll find all sorts of radiant colors: bubbly mint […]
To make up for the apparent lack of humor in my April Fool’s article– perhaps it was a bit too believable– everyone gets to enjoy some actually funny poems this month! Poets approach humor the same way they do many other things–that is, seriously. Nevertheless, many of the most famous […]
In solemn (and sappy) remembrance of all we are losing, I have compiled some of the most romantic, tear-inducing poems of the past centuries. Of course, they have been modified slightly to fit the occasion. Some of them more so than others. All edits, strikethroughs, and brackets, are my own. […]
What is the utter nonsense in the picture above? Nothing but one of the most famous, most clever poems of the 20th century poet E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings. Or should it be spelled e. e. cummings? This poet is best known for his playful manipulation of syntax, grammar, punctuation, […]
After the Romantics, foreign poets tend to get lost in studies of Western literature. Even among modern poets, Seamus Heaney can be overlooked because he stands apart from the rest. Instead of breaking from tradition like T. S. Eliot and E. E. Cummings, Heaney’s poetry embraces tradition, transcending time and […]