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"It's Not That Deep," Blue Curtains, and the Death of Critical Thinking
12 Fans Sent Me Their Published Poetry Books: How Good Are They?
How to Find Success as a Writer and Poet (ft. Alora Young)
This White Lotus Star Just Published Poetry: How Good Is It?
You Don't Get to Decide What Poetry Is
The Book that Haunts Gen Z to this Day
A Critical Literary Analysis of "The Rake" Creepypasta
Over the Garden Wall: A Masterclass in Characterization
Ranking Edgar Allan Poe's 10 Best Works
Trying to Guess How Two Sentence Horror Stories Will End
Matt Walsh Thinks To Kill a Mockingbird Is Propaganda
A Serious Analysis of Hollow Knight's "Elegy for Hallownest"
The Taylor Swift English Teacher Discourse
Do Good Critics Have to Be Good Artists?
Will Smith's "Pretty Girls" Is A Lyrical Disaster
Good Poems by Bad Poets
The Critical Drinker Is Lying to You About Theme
Bob Odenkirk's Poetry (Is Pretty Inconsistent)
Revisiting Calvin and Hobbes as an Adult: The Early Years
Are Men Being Pushed Out of Publishing?
Can AI Analyze Poetry Better Than Humans?
How the Lilo and Stitch Remake Betrays its Source Material
Revisiting Frog and Toad as an Adult
Lili Reinhart's Poetry Book Genuinely Disappointed Me
Halsey's Poetry Book Genuinely Shocked Me
Revisiting Where the Sidewalk Ends as an Adult
Has AI Killed Poetry?
Lana Del Rey's Poetry Book Genuinely Surprised Me
The Wicked Book is Crazier (and Smarter) Than You Think
Revisiting Amanda Gorman's DNC Poem Post-Election