Natalie: Hi Izzy, let’s talk about Elaine Equi’s “Avoidance.” Izzy: I’m so excited. [The editors giggle. Giggle giggle giggle.] Natalie: So, what did you initially think of the poem? Izzy: I was really confused. I understood where the poem was coming from with the idea of avoidance and procrastination, but I feel like I got…
American Culture and Poetry in the Internet Age
By Hannah Huang
Completely Subjective: Margaret Atwood’s “Tell Me Something Good”
Fine, I’ll admit it: I watch the news every night, and I’m proud of it. This is a fact that my friends and peers are often appalled to hear. “How could you do that to yourself?” they remark, or “I could never, that’s too depressing.” And, to the critics I say, “Yeah, you might be…

