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Are We Après The Avant?*

In which Emma takes a lot of cold medicine and gets deep with her thoughts. Continue reading »

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Some Sundry Announcements and Stuff

In which Emma announces two upcoming and totally exciting events. Continue reading »

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The Four-Month Grind: Stats and Averages

Player Stats and Data for Emma Bolden’s Four-Month-Long Writing Something A Day Project Continue reading »

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Breeding Lilacs Out of the Dead Land

In which Emma shares her plans to write and write and write some more in celebration of National Poetry Month. Continue reading »

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The Lament, Part Two: The Camps Described

In which Emma discusses how poets have been “Othered” and have “Othered” themselves. Continue reading »

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On the tenth day of blogging, art met up with poetry …

In which Emma presents the awesome broadsides resulting from an art class/poetry class collaboration. Continue reading »

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Public Like A Frog: Part One

In which Emma thinks through ways to make the Poem, if not the Poet, Public. Continue reading »