Sight Unseen
The injustice and cruelty experienced from the late 1500’s Spanish conquest in America still resonates 400 years later—Lauren Rusk’s poem highlights a statue’s desecration. … Continue readingSight Unseen
The injustice and cruelty experienced from the late 1500’s Spanish conquest in America still resonates 400 years later—Lauren Rusk’s poem highlights a statue’s desecration. … Continue readingSight Unseen
by Katie Schnuck – Within the quaint town of Staffordshire, in the middle of England, lies a tradition that has nothing to do with eclectic music, fancy dress, or accents that slip off the tongue. The tradition has to do with a piece of food served at mealtime when people gather.
Continue readingRediscovered Stories: TJ’s Oatcakes Keeps Tradition Alive in Staffordshire, England
George Smith’s documentary whets the palate with a savory pancake and a Staffordshire tradition. … Continue readingThe Ultimate Guide to The Oatcake
A Q&A by Leslie Lindenauer – For a little over two years now, Catherine Sasanov has been searching through archives in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, trying to find traces of an unnamed woman, enslaved and branded Y. In 1719, the woman had been sent by ship from Barbados to
Continue readingInterview with “Markd Y (Archives & Invocations)” Author Catherine Sasanov
Imagine exploring a letter diary that passed between Max Planck and three of his college friends? Brandon Brown gives us a glimpse of the man behind the quantum theorist. … Continue readingThe Letter Diary of Physicist Max Planck
from Mark d Y (Archives & Invocations)
An unnamed woman, enslaved and branded Y, traveled by ship, was sold by a merchant, and died a few weeks later. Catherine Sasanov’s poem brings to light her memory. … Continue readingMarkd Y (Archives & Invocations)
– 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
– Rare booksellers have stories—things that seem to define them aside from the tales in the books they sell. For the John Bale Book Company in part one of the Project Booklust series it was how Abraham Lincoln’s hair found its way into the shop. In the case of Johnnycake
Continue readingProject Booklust Part Two: Johnnycake Books—Salisbury, Connecticut
– Inspired by the line “Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him,” and the question, “Whose (skull) was it?”, I imagined that Yorick’s skeleton had a life of its own and a future. I even imagined him climbing out of his grave! My creative process usually starts with scanned objects and
Continue readingPeter Ciccariello talks about the inspiration behind his “Poor Yorick” images.
– 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