Blog Word of the Week: Imagery 19 Dec 201918 Dec 2019 Imagery is one of the most common , yet most affective literary devices used in literature, poetry, and other alternatives of writing. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary "pictures produced by an imaging system,"…
Blog Holiday Charity Event: Book Charity Drive (Dec. 14- 25) 14 Dec 201913 Dec 2019 Written by: Victoria Hershman Edited by: Megan Jenkins It's the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, the holidays have come again, at just a slightly faster pace than they…
Blog Word of the Week: Allegory 4 Dec 20194 Dec 2019 According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, allegory is defined as "the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence." The origins of the word stem from…
Blog Memories on the Shelves 18 Nov 201917 Nov 2019 By: Victoria Hershman Edited by: Megan Jenkins I sit beside the fire and think of all that I have seen of meadow-flowers and butterflies in summers that have been; …
Blog Word of the Week: Archaic 13 Nov 201913 Nov 2019 According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, archaic (adj.) means "having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses", "of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier or more…
Blog NaNoWriMo: A Beginner’s Guide 5 Nov 20194 Nov 2019 by Megan Jenkins and Victoria Hershman November is the month in which hundreds and thousands of writers challenge themselves to an event known as NaNoWriMo. What is NaNoWriMo? NaNoWriMo is…
Blog Word of the Week: Hallow 31 Oct 201931 Oct 2019 According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, hallow is a verb which means "to make holy or set apart for holy use" or "to respect greatly". The origins of the word stem from…
Blog Death, Dread, and 7 Other Spooky Poems. 31 Oct 201931 Oct 2019 by Megan Jenkins In recognition of the spooky season, here are 7 poems that highlight dread, death, and straight up spooky-ness! 1) Ghost House by Robert Frost I dwell in…
Blog Word of the Week: Macabre 16 Oct 201916 Oct 2019 According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, macabre means, "having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death." The origins of the word stem from the French phrase, "danse Macabre"…
Blog Thoughts on Literature 16 Oct 201915 Oct 2019 Article by: Mary Diver, Alumni member of AMU/APU What is literature? By definition, literature is "writings in prose or verse especially: writings having excellence of form or expression and expressing…