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Samoylova’s images capture the trompe l’oeil of Florida, many to do with water and glass—the mise-en-abyme of cypress trunks reflected in a tannic creek.
Ange Mlinko
March 21

The poet Emily Pittinos responds to Friedrich’s painting Two Men Contemplating the Moon.
Emily Pittinos
February 3

The poet Jennifer Franklin responds to Friedrich’s painting Monk by the Sea.
Jennifer Franklin
February 3

"This poem echoes the dual structure of the inner and outer figures, but in the spirit of the work, transforms it into something unexpected." — Hannah Sanghee Park
Hannah Sanghee Park
December 11, 2024

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I am startled by the intimacy the mural grants us.
Major Jackson
March 22, 2024

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For me the photograph speaks to optical illusion, to ambiguity, to the blurring of immediate impressions and assumptions.
Carl Phillips
March 12, 2024

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This painting was different from the work I knew: it seemed somehow vaster than the landscapes, deader than the bones.
Maggie Millner
March 1, 2024

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I was thinking of “voice” here not as the sound one makes, but as the feeling of a specific presence behind the words, animating them.
Safia Elhillo
November 13, 2023

Dan Taulapapa McMullin muses on colonialism, queer mythologies, and activism in the Pacific Islands.
Dan Taulapapa McMullin
June 21, 2023

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Pacific poet Karlo Mila explores the personal and political realities of Pasifika identity.
Karlo Mila
June 16, 2023