GavinMy thoughts on “Sans Papiers”This week, I read “Sans Papiers” by Lê Thi Diem Thúy. In this poem, I noticed a lot of visual and emotional imagery. I obviously don’t know…May 20, 2021May 20, 2021
GavinThoughts on “Always on the side of the Egg”After reading an excerpt of Haruki Murakami’s speech, “Always on the side of the Egg,” I noticed a lot of parallels between Murakami’s main…May 10, 2021May 10, 2021
GavinNo Culture is Incorrect“My Grandmother Washes Her Feet in the Sink of the Bathroom at Sears” is a very interesting poem by Mohja Kahf. It was the last line in…May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
GavinSometimes Poems are just PoemsI have come across Billy Collins’ poem, “Introduction to Poetry” many times, and each time I read it, it resonates with me more and more…Apr 27, 2021Apr 27, 2021
Gavin“To Converse with the Greats”This week, I read Vera Pavlova’s poem, “To Converse with the Greats”. In all honesty, it took me a couple times reading it through to…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
GavinPick YourselfThe essay, “Getting Picked,” by Seth Godin had some amazing insight on career pathways. Godin basically describes how we all want to get…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
GavinBoredom isn’t always boring.I just read Elan Cohen’s essay, “Harnessing Boredom in the Age of Coronavirus”. Cohen talks about how we get bored all the time…Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
GavinCan an emotion be painted? Or can we only paint ideas and symbols associated with that emotion?“On John Green’s podcast, The Anthropocene Reviewed, there is an episode titled, “Works of Art by Agnes Martin and Hiroyuki Doi,” where…Mar 23, 2021Mar 23, 2021
GavinWhat does innocence look like?On John Green’s podcast, The Anthropocene Reviewed, there is an episode titled, “Works of Art by Agnes Martin and Hiroyuki Doi,” where…Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
GavinMy thoughts on Ed RuschaAfter watching the video about Ed Ruscha, I am very intrigued about his creativity. It wass very interesting to see his artwork develop…Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
