An Intersection of Art and Science: Author Rebecca Reynolds Describes her Investigation of The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

– 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

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Interview: Assembling the World at Hand

– 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

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Interview: Laura Sommers, Author of “The Pink Vase”

–   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

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Rediscovered Stories: Dr. Corinna Wagner Shares The Story Behind Andy Brown’s “Écorché”

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

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Poor Yorick’s Inception: Marilyn Nelson on Fortune’s Bones

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

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