Category: writing
-
My Heart Is Breaking
I need to preface this with: I know I don’t have the right words. I don’t have the perfect solution. But I do care and at a time like this, that matters. My heart is breaking. And if you have to ask why, just look at the headlines that scream about another mass shooting.…
-
Mourning the loss
When e-readers first came out I was among their loudest critics. How could they possibly simulate holding a book? Wouldn’t reading on a device take away the essential “readingness” of the experience? During my freshman year at Kenyon, a student was selling a brand new kindle for about half-price; I took this as a sign that…
-
Back to Basics?
You know those nights when you do something so simple it feels decadent? Part of my New Year’s resolution was to spend one evening a week without technology – no phone, computer, iPad, or television. This may not seem all that difficult for a library science student but somewhere along the way I got the…
-
Support Books of Wonder
First off I’d like to apologize for not posting for a few weeks. School has really revved up and I’m spending more and more time working on group projects! I have a few posts lined up for the next few weeks but before I get to book reviews and library school discussions, I wanted to…
-
A poem for your weekday
This week in my advanced poetry writing class we’ve been looking at the work of Adrienne Rich. The poem that spoke to me the most was “Diving into the Wreck.” It’s such an interesting exploration of gender and memory! Here it is below: Diving into the Wreck First having read the book of myths, and…
The Library of Alexandra 