Three Poems by CanMan Tha Poet

CanMan Tha Poet is a finalist in Day Eight's annual open-to-all poetry competition, the DC Poet Project. Read more about the DC Poet Project here and attend the culminating reading event Saturday May...

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The Burden of Southern History by W. Perry Epes

As if England and Nature were the same, At Williamsburg we imitate by culling Tricorn and lace—it’s Restoration Game! And out we strut, colonialling, Having to mincestep Revolution...

Campaigning in Poetry by Thomas Seay

A new poem by Thomas Seay.

Cheese by Chloe Yelena Miller

Cheesefor L. C. I want to write you a friendship poembut it wants clichés:calls in the middle of the night,laughs over a late drink. Instead there’s...

Three Poems by Juliana Schifferes

Consider The Frappuccino caffeine’s godly powers are only a few slurps away. banish ennui! conquest thought with energy! don’t taste, except what you remember you tasted of the first...

Local Artists Beautify by Hannah Shows

This article was a finalist in the 2020 DC Student Arts Journalism Competition. Click here to learn more about the competition. Two local artists decorated...

Three Poems by Indran Amirthanayagam

Woman In A Field I want to paint your sky blue skirt spotted with hundreds of white islands, ocean on land before a primrosed field,...

Two Poems by Marianne Szlyk

Hobbs Square, 1955, Worcester, MAAfter a photograph of Cecile Aaronson by a Telegram and Gazette photographer The woman stands at the open windowon the day...

Three Poems by CL Bledsoe

A Kind of Spring The best time to fall in love is when you share your greatest fear with someone who isn’t listening. There’s a decent chance that will...

Andy Shallal: Why Should Government Support the Arts?

"Simply put, arts and culture are the engines that drive business. Without the arts, businesses cannot thrive, neighborhoods decline and our quality of life is greatly diminished."

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