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
Mary Oliver’s poem “The World I Live In” clocks in at only two stanzas:
“I have refused to live
locked in the orderly house of
reasons and proofs.
... Read More
How much of our lives do we have control over? How much of our lives are left up to fate? Can the two coexist? These questions have left humanity puzzled, an... Read More
In Indian philosophical/theological thought, every element of existence is attributed to some form of spiritual significance. For example, food is categorize... Read More
There’s something undeniably special about stories that are easy to digest yet still so emotionally powerful. I’ll be the first to advocate for the legitimac... Read More
It’s ironic: Half of the reason why I learn languages is to read in them, yet often, trying to do so is what discourages me from progressing.
It’s like cl... Read More
If I had to narrow down Li-Young Lee’s poetry to a simple description, I would say it is discerning. This quality of Lee’s poetry is especially present in hi... Read More
