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Lidabel A. Guzman Avila wrote a new blog post To Control What Breathes: A Greedy & Fruitless Endeavor in the group
American Studies: 1 month, 2 weeks agoEarlier in the semester, I reflected on N. K. Jemisin’s use of unyieldingly strong power—that of Orogenes and the Earth’s in her first novel of The Broken Earth trilogy, The Fifth Season—and how it stands against […]
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Lidabel A. Guzman Avila wrote a new blog post Generational Trauma and Healing: Not Just For Humans in the group
American Studies: 2 months agoBy: Maria Pawlak, Abby Anderson, Makayla Williams, Elizabeth Roos, Hallie Edic, Francheska Colon, Emilee Coughlin, Lidabel Avila
More than a decade after the infamous Boxing Day Tsunami left hundreds of […]
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Lidabel A. Guzman Avila wrote a new blog post To Control What Breathes in the group
American Studies: 4 months agoRobert Byrne stated, “Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.” The notion of nature not being able to be controlled is a harsh reality (only supported by the rapid evo […]
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Lidabel A. Guzman Avila wrote a new blog post If…Write. in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 2 years, 3 months agoIf you’re leaving for spring break, write about going home. If you’re staying, write on the green about the silver wind. If you’re coming back for the rest of the semester, write to tell us about the haunting […]
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Lidabel A. Guzman Avila commented on the post, Poets as Cameras, on the groupblog
The Contemporary Poem 2 years, 3 months agoI read this as I was people watching/doing my homework in the mail room lol. I love the idea of the camera and how a poets embodiment of one can lead to distance. I also struggle with distancing myself from my […]
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Lidabel A. Guzman Avila wrote a new blog post Poet Ex Machina in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 2 years, 3 months agoI don’t want to compare poets to machines: spewing out verses like the Lamron printer spews out newspapers. I just mean to express that our brains never stop creating. I have a notes app file dedicated to […]
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Lidabel A. Guzman Avila commented on the post, Things I am going to STEAL, on the groupblog
The Contemporary Poem 2 years, 4 months agoI love the idea of “stealing” but not plagiarizing from other people’s work. It’s more considered to be a source of inspiration rather than a place your brain lacks in creativity. Tarantino does the same things […]
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Lidabel A. Guzman Avila wrote a new blog post On Poetry, In Time in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 2 years, 4 months agoPoetry’s ability to move through time, including the future, has always amazed me. I’ve noticed poets experimenting with tenses, form, and narratives in order to do so, and it’s inspired me to the same. I’m […]
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Lidabel A. Guzman Avila commented on the post, Reading, on the groupblog
The Contemporary Poem 2 years, 4 months agoI think sourcing poetry from childhood is so important, especially if we’ve never addressed it in our lifetime. I also really want to read a poem you write on rejecting chairs! I feel like you can link it to parts […]
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Lidabel A. Guzman Avila wrote a new blog post Rhyme to Meter in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 2 years, 4 months agoI began writing when I was eight years old, composing lyrics to songs with no music behind them. I thought music was the only thing worth writing in a world concerned with fame and money. But I thought it always […]
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Lidabel A. Guzman Avila commented on the post, My Inspiration, on the groupblog
The Contemporary Poem 2 years, 5 months agoThe idea of musical compositions being so impactful it produces a physical feeling in ones body astonishes. I usually get a similar feeling listening to The Piano Dreamers and the Vitamin String Quartet. Both […]
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Lidabel A. Guzman Avila commented on the post, The Method in my Madness, on the groupblog
The Contemporary Poem 2 years, 5 months agoI wish I could use all of my half-empty notebooks as much as you do. I admire your drive and the madness in it. Since you appreciate film as much as I do, I’m sure you probably already know about The Imitation […]
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Lidabel A. Guzman Avila wrote a new blog post Adrenaline in the group
The Contemporary Poem: 2 years, 5 months agoNo, I don’t play competitive sports or shoot up heroin. I don’t go on morning runs or watch the Super Bowl. I get my adrenaline from the scores and lighting in movies seen in theaters and the smell of cooked […]
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