Archive for the ‘The Vernacular’ Category

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“…Meets Girl”

“…Meets Girl”

When I see her, I know that my entire life is one simple story: Boy meets girl. It’s one that’s been told plenty of times, but I think mine is special. Not...

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A Fable, or A Short, Moralizing Story about Animals

A Fable, or A Short, Moralizing Story about Animals

Once upon a time there were a number of animals in a setting appropriate to the species of the animals present. One animal, the Exemplary Animal, embodied a set...

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The Norton Victorian Period Introduction Abridged

The Norton Victorian Period Introduction Abridged

Victoria the Queen was so moral Her writers wrote rhymes quite unfloral No longer reflective But rather socially attentive

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Metathingal Poem

Metathingal Poem

In thinking about Frank O’Hara Why would he push me so, telling me to scribble as if at gun-point, or at knife-edge, or at razor’s blade?

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