A book review of Brit Bennett’s book, The Vanishing Half, reviewed by Guinevere Stearns.
The Vanishing Half: Book Review
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Women's History Month may be over but it is never too late to reflect on inspiring women! Dr. Patricia Jameson is one of Carlow's favorite professors. Read her interview with Taylor Levy via the link in the bio!
"Picture a set of hands: Young and smooth, polished with oiled lotion, or old and wrinkled with cracked cuticles." Published in the 36th edition of The Critical Point, Lee Butler's poem can also be found on our website (link in bio).
1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men face domestic abuse in their life. "The Way That You Break Me: An Abuse Poem", by Sapphire King, explores the rollercoaster ride of an abusive relationship. It is available to read now on our blog (link in bio). If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233. There are resources that can help. There is a way out.
"Anthropause” was the winner of the 2024 Marilyn P. Donnely Award in Poetry and was published in the 36th publication of The Critical Point, Carlow’s undergraduate art and literary journal. You can hear Lee Butler's poem at the Critical Point presentation today at 2pm. Scholarship Day will take place in Carlow's AJP building.
Beetlejuice is back? Yes! Read Jillian Sisco's article for more details on this family-favorite film and see Beetlejuice 2 in theaters this September!
"When the last masked lovers look into each other’s eyes at the first blue hours of morning, I will tear myself down at your feet, and I will build myself back up, piece by weeping piece, dressed in the loose threads of sunlight." Another breathtaking poem by Keegan Flanagan! "Visions of Galatea" is available to read now (link in bio).