A journal of rediscovery
By Kevin Hudson Ryan Clark’s experimental form for his poems, in which he dismantles his source material and rearranges it using homophonic translation, in some ways mirrors the history of the towns he chose to portray. Whereas today’s Greer County is contained within Oklahoma, Frazer and Navajoe are part of
These two poems are part of Ryan Clark’s series exploring the history of the part of southwest Oklahoma that was once Greer County, Texas. … Continue readingExcerpts from ‘Old Greer County’
This poem by Susan J. Cronin implores of the reader the same thing painter Hieronymus Bosch, who died in 1516, did of his audience: Look again. … Continue readingThe Conjurer
By Gina DiGiovancarlo Hieronymus Bosch’s The Conjurer is a genre painting, set in a daily situation rather than a strictly religious one, which depicts a street magician entertaining a crowd. What appears to be a benign scene upon first glance, like many of Bosch’s paintings, is actually a visual representation
By Dr. Leslie Lindenauer Joyce Munro’s “Let Evening Blush to Own a Star” ranges across time and space. By turns soaring through the heavens and bouncing off the earth, the piece takes us on a journey, tracing the story of a statue (or many statues?), her artist (or his minions?)
When I was sixteen, a European exchange student enrolled at my small-town high school for the year. I was, of course, instantly infatuated and placed myself front and center to gain his favor. He was from Germany and we were together for a year and a half. The latter fifty
by Josh Fox Skeletons—we all have them. We all know about them. Starting off with 270 bones when we’re born and finishing with 206 when we die, the skeleton is a rather simple part of the human body to wrap your head around (unless, of course, you’re a medical professional).
This cheeky poem by Wichita writer Linda Imbler pays homage to a skeleton as a piece of art. … Continue readingVelvet Painting
by Melissa Johnson To survive after the stock market crash of 1929, families had to be creatively thrifty when it came to necessities like clothing. One of the ways women outfitted their children and themselves was to use the cotton from large flour and grain sacks to sew shirts, pants,
Continue readingCreative Clothing During the Great Depression
Dori Appel reflects on the lives of items, including an old dress, discovered at a rummage sale. … Continue readingHas-Beens