“Substantial Planes” by A.R. Ammons is a really short poem, coming in at a cool twenty-one words total. As a matter of fact, it is a poem from Ammons book Th... Read More
In southwestern China’s Yunnan province, terraced hills merge seamlessly with misty valleys. The scenic landscape greatly influences the local culture, with ... Read More
This is one of the best times of the year for readers. The end of the year means book(-tokers/-tubers/-stagramers) revealing their total amounts of books rea... Read More
The poem “INDECISION” by Ai(not to be mistaken for ‘artificial intelligence’) comes from her book of poetry titled Cruelty. Compared to other poems in the bo... Read More
Sally Rooney’s Normal People is often misunderstood. While several readers appreciated the realistic portrayal of young love and honest depiction of emotiona... Read More
In Japan’s Shinto tradition, the natural world holds deep spiritual significance. Mountain peaks, ancient cedar groves, and rushing rivers are believed to be... Read More
The poem’s title, “Your Dog Dies”, written by Raymond Carver, sounds like it would entail something depressing and heartbreaking, but something about the blu... Read More
How much are you willing to risk in the pursuit of perfection? Where is the line drawn between tough coaching and abuse, and how blurry can that line be? Amb... Read More
In the past two issues of Cultural Resonance, you may have noticed a recurring pattern: the physical construction of musical instruments often symbolizes var... Read More
While my last article, “Where BookTok Falls Short” talked about my pessimism about not seeing any book recommendations that “push us to face uncomfortable tr... Read More
For several centuries, Spain was not controlled by Spaniards.
In 711, the Arabic-speaking Umayyad dynasty from North Africa—also known as the Moors—crosse... Read More
In 2023, the Writers Guild for America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) put Hollywood on hol... Read More
