Susan Leslie Moore is a Portland, Oregon based poet, writer, editor, and director of Programs for Writers at Literary Arts, where she organizes writing programs and events. Moore’s writings are known for exploring the course of identity and the tension between imagination and reality, as well as her connections to the natural world through observations…
One thing that’s been interesting to me for a while is about how we think about and remember the past, such as old memories, family stories, or just short moments that stick in your head for whatever reason. For this reason, Abigail Dembo’s poem “The Travelers” gained my attention in Best American Poetry 2025. The…
I have always been interested in the history of the ancients, from the ancient Greeks and Romans to the political disputes that end in death to the gods– honestly anything about them is exciting to me. It’s another life that is significantly different from modern day life in so many ways. When I was looking…
As the music played through the loudspeaker I let it guide my body as I moved to the familiar rhythm. Counting the melody in my mind, I begin to dance the instinctual movements, the result of hours of practice. All other thoughts pushed aside, the world melts away; it is just me practicing my art,…
Every time I’m on social media, I see some crazy video that just makes me stop in awe and ask the question, “Is that really real?” Our digitalized world in the 21st century has spiraled out of control. The overabundance of media on platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, etc. has become integrated into our lives…