A journal of rediscovery
– Not much tugs at the imagination more than objects, places, or living organisms with hybrid qualities. Author Rebecca Reynolds followed her muse to discover more about the history and mythology surrounding the plant aptly named: The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary. In the following interview she elaborates on her own
– Poor Yorick’s Brian Lance talked with Charles Bechtel—sculptor, writer, teacher—about assembling scenes from the reclaimed pieces of everyday life. PY: How did you discover Poor Yorick and what drove your decision to submit your work to us? CB: I discovered Poor Yorick through a Facebook friend whose post informed me of
– PY: What inspired you to submit your essay, “The Pink Vase,” to Poor Yorick? LS: When I saw your call for submissions, I thought my essay about deliberately “losing” something I had so diligently kept tabs on all these years would offer an interesting twist on the theme. PY: In
Continue readingInterview: Laura Sommers, Author of “The Pink Vase”
The pages of this book, cut from a meteorite millions of years old, stimulate our ecological awareness.
… Continue readingIan Boyden Transforms 4.5-Million-Year-Old Meteorite
A Q&A by Melissa Gordon – The fear of dissection was often stronger than the fear of death itself. —Dr. Corinna Wagner speaking about prisoners in the 1800s Dr. Corinna Wagner is in the Department of English and the History of Art and Visual Cultures
A Q&A by Jeanette Ronson – In 1869 thousands of people did indeed flock to Cardiff, New York, just south of Syracuse to see the Giant. Even after the 10-foot 4½-inch fossilized man was exposed as hoax, they kept coming and paying for the privilege of seeing the fraud with
Continue readingRediscovered Stories: Dr. Ken Feder Discusses the Cardiff Giant
A Q& A by Melissa Gordon – Wow, there are so many corners in what we call “local history!” Corners worth exploring; corners in which is hidden a great deal of wisdom. —Marilyn Nelson on Poor Yorick Marilyn Nelson is a current Chancellor of the Academy
Continue readingPoor Yorick’s Inception: Marilyn Nelson on Fortune’s Bones