In her poems “At the Fishhouses,” “Poem,” and “Sestina,” Elizabeth Bishop uses vivid imagery to explore the cycles of life, family and relationships – those fleeting moments shared, unadorned and often cherished later upon reflection. “At the Fishhouses” is a free verse poem told as a descriptive narrative about an Read more…
Most of us will never know what it’s like to be homeless— to live on the streets, under bridges or overpasses or in cars, to experience the embarrassment of digging through trash cans for food, to live without bathing, wearing clean clothes, or eating a decent meal, to be shunned, Read more…
How Well-behaved and Rebel Women Made Jazz History Women hold up half the sky. – Chinese proverb Brief Summary This paper sets out to name some important women who made significant contributions to jazz before 1945, including their specialties (trumpeter, vocalist, bandleader, composer, etc.) and the bands and/or musicians with Read more…