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‘To The New Year’

Posted on January 2, 2016August 12, 2019 Yevgeniya

New Year’s Eve holds a lot of promises. Whether you’re hoping to complete your resolutions and hoping for big changes, or

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On defining yourself: ‘Throw Things to the Flood’

Posted on September 22, 2015October 25, 2020 Yevgeniya

What makes you, you? People tend to compare themselves to others at different stages of their lives. Sometimes these comparisons

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Tranquil Tuesday: Dawn

Posted on January 7, 2014January 7, 2014 Yevgeniya

During the week, some of you get an early start for work or whatever else you have in store for

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Tranquil Tuesday: Fearless

Posted on December 24, 2013July 15, 2014 Yevgeniya

Frankenstein’s monster, like any stranger in the night, wants someone to love. Of course his problem is that he can’t

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Everyday Poems – Tear It Down by Jack Gilbert

Posted on November 19, 2013November 10, 2020 Yevgeniya

You know that feeling when you say a word over and over again, and all of a sudden it’s no

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Everyday Poem: Autumn Movement

Posted on November 5, 2013November 10, 2020 Yevgeniya

Autumn is undeniably my favorite season. The air gets crisper and the leaves change into a display that is as

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Tranquil Tuesday: Days by Phillip Larkin

Posted on October 8, 2013June 9, 2016 Yevgeniya

The question Larkin asks in the first line of “Days” is so simple, it’s almost silly. ‘What are days for?’

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Tranquil Tuesday: James Schuyler

Posted on October 1, 2013May 4, 2015 Yevgeniya

James Schuyler, ‘Past is Past’ Imagine this poem as a self-contained moment — like pretending time is still when you

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