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…2 min read·May 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…2 min read·May 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…1 min read·May 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…3 min read·Apr 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…1 min read·Apr 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…1 min read·Apr 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…1 min read·Mar 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…5 min read·Mar 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…1 min read·Mar 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…1 min read·Mar 7, 2021----