A specialized translation anthology collecting twenty-two pivotal voices of Hebrew lyricism, translated directly into Albanian. The volume serves an intercultural purpose, analyzing existential themes, historical memory, and the hermeneutics of human-divine dialogue within a particular context; the Jewish cultural framework, but it contains universal messages in its essence for all. ( direct link…
In a Q&A, Andrew Bode-Lang, teaching professor of English at Penn State and winner of Rattle literary magazine's 2026 poetry chapbook prize, discussed poetry's relevance in an increasingly artificial intelligence-driven age.
* Text: If You Were Looking for a Sign, This Is It Yesterday was hard. The day before yesterday, hard, too. Somehow, something about today has made it soft. Not the unrelenting blankness of the December sky. Not the pain in my teeth, or my hands, or my aching heart. Not the electric bill. Not […] The post Not Everything Is Terrible, Poetry Edition appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .
Disciplines
Creative Writing | Poetry
Publication Date
2023
Document Type
Creative Writing
DOI
10.25778/f7e0-5338
Recommended Citation
Ashley, Kenneth W.
(2023)
"A Bag of Apples,"
OUR Journal: ODU Undergraduate Research Journal: Vol. 10, Article 1.
DOI: 10.25778/f7e0-5338
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ourj/vol10/iss1/1
By Steven Wade Veatch There are many ways to view and understand our world. Science provides theories, psychology exposes human nature, philosophy assesses reality, religion shapes faith, and literature offers insight. Poetry shines light into the dark recesses of our lives, revealing essential truths about us and to us. Poetry inspires me; it is one way I experience and understand the world. Poe…
