Richard Stoltzfoos: On Attempts at Reduction
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who believe in Unity, and those who believe in Multiplicity. This is far from being a joke. Continue reading . . . “Richard Stoltzfoos: On Attempts at Reduction”
The Curator’s Guide to Writing Poetry
Here at the Curator, we’ve evaluated many poetry submissions. Many of them we have deemed ready to publish; many we haven’t. Continue reading . . . “The Curator’s Guide to Writing Poetry”
Daniel Hess: The Autobiography Not Taken
The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both Continue reading . . . “Daniel Hess: The Autobiography Not Taken “
Natasha Witmer: In Imitation of Virginia Woolf: A Look at A Room of One’s Own
Why A Room of One’s Own at all? That is the question. Child of a modern world, my to-read stack is too much, and time to read less and less considering the toll that scrolling takes on allotted book reading. Family, housework, study and friendships press in. I am not inclined to sit down with something that can’t be proved to be important. What are the five books I would keep if society collapses and the rest of our books are burned for warmth? A Room of One’s Own doesn’t nearly make the list. Continue reading . . . “Natasha Witmer: In Imitation of Virginia Woolf: A Look at A Room of One’s Own “
This is the fourth blog in a series. For those of you who wish to attend poetry readings or wish to attend more poetry readings than you already have, but are hindered by time, distance and a lack thereof, here are a few poem recommendations from poets who have been published on our poetry blog. Continue reading . . . “Four Poems for November”
Conrad Martin: In Praise of Restraint
A poem or prose piece which wishes its reader to feel something has a delicate challenge. Feeling cannot be put in a box and shipped across the days and the miles, unpackaged and slipped into like a fuzzy sweater or an ice bath. Feelings can be hard to catch; they do not always come when called; they often wilt and slump in transit. Continue reading . . . “Conrad Martin: In Praise of Restraint”
This is the third blog in a series. For those of you who wish to attend poetry readings or wish to attend more poetry readings than you already have, but are hindered by time, distance and a lack thereof, here are a few poem recommendations from Lori Hershberger.
This post is the second in a series. For those of you who wish to attend poetry readings or wish to attend more poetry readings than you already have, but are hindered by time, distance and a lack thereof, here are a few poem recommendations from poets who have been published on our poetry blog. Continue reading . . . “Three Poems for September”
If you have read Piranesi, then perhaps you have also scrambled to find book reviews and people to ask about it’s meaning. You ought to read the book before you read this, because, spoilers. Because Piranesi should be read for the first time with no expectations or suspicions. Because of “the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall in the Moonlight.” Continue reading . . . “Piranesi: Who Are You?”
For those of you who wish to attend poetry readings or wish to attend more poetry readings than you already have, but are hindered by time, distance and a lack thereof, here are a few poem recommendations from poets who have been published on our poetry blog.
Paul Nisly: Flannery O’Connor’s Fierce Christian Faith
Paul Nisly examines several of Flannery O’Connor’s short stories and letters to explore aspects of her understanding of the Christian faith. Continue reading . . . “Paul Nisly: Flannery O’Connor’s Fierce Christian Faith”
Carita Keim: Listening to the “Roar Which Lies on the Other Side of Silence”
Narration, Subjectivity, and Selfhood in Villette and Middlemarch. Examining the works of two female authors of the 19th century, Carita discusses Continue reading . . . “Carita Keim: Listening to the “Roar Which Lies on the Other Side of Silence””
Alana K. Asby: Laughter and the Green Knight
In a previous installment of this essay on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, I described my journey of acquaintance with this medieval poem, and my growing appreciation for it as not only a story about Christmas, but a story-poem for Christmas, to be enjoyed at Christmastime. Continue reading . . . “Alana K. Asby: Laughter and the Green Knight”
Alana K. Asby: Tolkien and the Green Knight
I first encountered Gawain and the Green Knight during Bible college. I remember scrounging time between Wednesday evening choir practice and prayer service to read through it as fast as I could, Continue reading . . . “Alana K. Asby: Tolkien and the Green Knight”
Lynn Michael Martin: The Anabaptist Garden
One surprising part of Voltaire’s Candide is its treatment of Jacques the Anabaptist. Jacques appears and takes a part of the stage just beyond the limelight Continue reading . . . “Lynn Michael Martin: The Anabaptist Garden”
Grace Martin: Reading Middlemarch for Meaning
Middlemarch is a bit of an enigma to me because it takes what might otherwise be cliché characters, piously canting through detail-dense scenes Continue reading . . . “Grace Martin: Reading Middlemarch for Meaning”
Alana K. Asby: Poems I Can Contemplate
What a surprising thing the author of Hebrews says about faith!
Kierkegaard would have us think that faith is what you use when there’s no evidence, no certainty, nothing to go on. Continue reading . . . “Alana K. Asby: Poems I Can Contemplate”
The Jester: Thoughts on Jung, Ideas, and Responsibility
I’ve just made the rather surprising decision to retract my last article and I’m going to try to explain why I did that. I’m in favor of ideas. Continue reading . . . “The Jester: Thoughts on Jung, Ideas, and Responsibility”
Phoebe Anthus: What Mind-Hands Hold
There is this something in us all that wants to feel different, wants to feel better than the hodgepodge of thoughtless humanity crowded around us on all sides. We want to feel that we are original, important and altogether a “somebody.” And so, as the light of God’s goodness Continue reading . . . “Phoebe Anthus: What Mind-Hands Hold”
