Poetic Analysis

Within artistic circles, there is a constant tension between “valuable” and, for lack of a better word, “trashy” art. This bifurcation is pervasive, seeping into cultural discourse whenever an artist’s work finds virality amid the brain-rot-infused algorithms that seemingly only push pretty dancing and “hot takes.” Therefore, when an artist does break through, one would assume that fellow artists would band together on social media to celebrate their success. Unfortunately, t

Online spaces and the cultural conscience are bereft of adequate information as to how sex and sexuality functioned in pre-enlightenment eras. Now, queerness and homosexuality are thought of as intrinsic parts of one's identity, which have been, for a large part of Western history, dating from the Middle Ages, scorned and demonized. Harmful stereotypes have proliferated and continue to proliferate as a means to isolate, trivialize, and, in the most dangerous cases, eradicate

As we officially enter December, we are firmly in winter. Despite what the official tribunal on seasons has decreed —namely, that winter begins on December 21st —the post-Thanksgiving season invites festive holiday celebrations and all that goes with them. Nobody in their right mind who lives in the Northern Hemisphere could associate the proliferation of snowmen, insolent 12-year-olds throwing slush masquerading as snowballs, and hot-chocolate season as firmly planted in fal

'Tis the season for gratitude and gifts! Thanksgiving just passed a few short days ago, and since then, anyone not already engrossed in the Christmas spirit has thrown up their trees and started blasting Mariah Carey. Everywhere you turn, the colors red, green, white, and gold will soon cover any available surface, and the pressure to "Buy! Buy! Buy!" will only intensify with each passing moment. After all, what is Thanksgiving without an elaborate dinner party complete with

Losing love is the second worst feeling one can experience. Giving up love, and the regret that follows, is the first. Some of us are unlucky enough to turn away from a potential blossoming relationship, or even worse, one that was fully formed and thriving. Why we do so is a topic to be explored in a different post, by a different blog run by someone with at least a morsel of psychology knowledge. All I can offer here is one comfort: you are not the first to toss aside someo

We have all been, at some point in our lives, locked out. You may take that statement as metaphorically as you please, but what I am incredibly confident in is that, even if it was merely because you forgot the keys, everyone reading this has felt, at some time, outcast from somewhere they were desperate to be. Yet I also assume that many of us have also felt emotionally barred from someone or something. Whether you were locked out from the guarded emotional experiences of so

The only thing there seems to be more of in our present day than political issues is commentary surrounding them. For every one...

When one has not experienced purely requited love and instead has been relegated to an endless onslaught of talking stages,...

There is nothing more terrifying than an aging woman. Or so society argues. The fear of the female hag -- wrinkly, pruning, and sagging with age -- has been one so embedded into the patriarchal psyche that entire industries have been buoyed by the simple promise that they can erase the markers of time from the female figure. Beauty and skincare are the first that come to mind, promoting ineffective or even poisonous "remedies" to help a woman maintain a "childlike glow." Yet

Everyone has that one friend who refuses to pay for anything. Any activity in which the tickets aren't free? You'll have to pay for both...

"Love is War." Without a doubt, every one of us has heard that phrase uttered once in our lives, whether it be with the most earnest...

Polyphemus is likely one of the most well-known of the ancient Greek "monsters." Born the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa, the...

The phrase "Your digital footprint is forever," or some comparable variant, has likely been ingrained in our brains by now. However,...

After someone close to you dies, there is an unacknowledged pressure to make your grief a spectacle. Whether it be in the form of...

Love in the 21st century is, quite frankly, painful. Loving others has never been more challenging, with dating apps commodifying organic...

The term "summer love" is one that current popular culture is absolutely obsessed with. Whether it be the name of your Pinterest mood...

All artists, whether in ancient Rome or 2025, find themselves asking, at least once, the same question: what will make my art stand the...

As we begin to make the transition from July to August, it is difficult not to mourn the inevitable end of summer. Although the air is...

As we advance towards the end of the beloved "dog days of summer", in which a sun that refuses to set lingers just a little less every...

This past week, as the French and others around the world commemorated Bastille Day, the world was reminded that protesting and...