This week's playlist is based off of Ocean Vuong's book of poetry called "Night Sky With Exit Wounds." Vuong, a master of language and imagery, describes the indescribable. From violent tragedy to generational trauma to beautiful heritage, he covers so much ground with precision, and paradoxically is full of indulgence and restraint…
Read MoreNever before has an elegy made me feel so giddy inside. Bob Hicok’s Elegy Owed provokes the reader to completely rethink the concept of the elegy, warp it from a leaden dirge into a necessary foil of wit and celebration. No abysmal doldrums weigh this collection down. With childlike playfulness, the shamanistic Hicok yanks the sky down…
Read MoreAfter a brief hiatus for the holidays, we are back and excited to bring more dynamic and engaging content to our platform. We’re kicking off 2019 with a new column from long-time Siblíní correspondent, Channler Twyman…
Read MoreThe unfortunate thing about not having 24/7 access to academic spaces is that you are not surrounded by fellow peers and creatives. Sure, you can keep in contact with them online and other varying methods of communication. But nothing beats being in a creative writing workshop or miniature cohort…
Read MoreI was 17 when I wrote and directed my first short film. I had written many other stories previously, but it had been hard for me to find a film crew until then, so all of the stories had remained on paper. My very literal title for this piece was “Discover Your Place in the World.” It was a coming of age story…
Read MoreImma be real with you chief, I live for that Gay Shit™. If it exists, I have probably read or seen it. This includes but is not limited to: Fanfic, Yaoi, Boys Love, all the LGBT movies on Netflix, and of course loads of queer literature. I preface my review with these intimate details of my life to inform our readers…
Read MoreTo me, the instant appeal of a Brian De Palma film is in the way he splits the experience between deadly fiction and whirlpool reality. In the style of his films, he wears his influences proudly on his celluloid sleeves, yet I can’t help but get wrapped up in the sumptuousness of his very unique approach…
Read MoreKyle Berlin is an independent theater-maker, writer, and social-practice artist. He is the co-founder of Rhizome Theater Company, which makes socially-engaged documentary theater in communities around the nation. Rhizome’s signature work is a play entitled “Nice Town, Normal People,” which is…
Read MoreShe stood on the stage with such vitriol in the midst of so many people. She knew many of them well enough, but I’d argue that made the experience even more nerve-wracking. People tend to underestimate the vulnerability that comes with being an artist of any kind. Imagine baring…
Read MoreFor part of our The 7 Series, interview correspondent Ashlyn Lackey talks with young creatives from a variety of different industries and backgrounds to discuss how and why they pursue their passions. She recently spoke with Anya Lewis-Meeks, a writer from Kingston, Jamaica. Anya is currently…
Read MoreWhen I first picked up A Field Guide to Getting Lost, I was on vacation in South Carolina, staying at my grandmother’s beach house, the ocean less than a mile down the road from her neighborhood of brightly painted houses and strategically planted palm trees. It was approaching the end…
Read MoreIn recent months, after having caught a bit of outside light, Gillian Flynn’s debut novel, Sharp Objects, casts its shadows across every person who slips into its mesmerizing, 300-odd page world. After the emergence of Flynn’s second book, Dark Places, and her third novel, the unavoidable…
Read MoreTwo weeks ago, on a summer day too hot to truly enjoy, I headed to a friend’s house to hang out. We took cover in his air-conditioned room and watched movies all afternoon, his laptop propped strategically on the sloped perch of my knees. We watched two movies—Three Billboards…
Read MoreIf the poems in The Lovers’ Phrasebook are considered a meditation on physical and linguistic boundaries, the collection does not attempt to transcend them. Instead, it revels in the satisfying, but perhaps impossible, challenge of trying to overcome them. Each piece in the collection, titled…
Read MoreEveryone close to me knows that I am an avid fan of animated series. Recently, the new season of Voltron: Legendary Defender, a show about five teens chosen to defend the galaxy in a giant robot, dropped on Netflix. This season in particular had huge buzz surrounding it because…
Read MoreThis week, we had the pleasure of speaking with Avthar Sewrathan, Felix Madutsa, and Richard Adjei, the founders of Afari Inc, a social network with several unique features.
Read MoreJust as some prescribe to the notion that “you are what you eat,” I choose instead to believe “you are what you read.” I’m sure this seems silly, particularly in an age of immediacy, when so much of our regular communication with others exists…
Read MoreWhat is going to happen to Channler’s Corner? I’m glad you asked, beloved reader! Unfortunately, Channler’s Corner has got to go—the name I mean! I can’t claim that my article promotes inclusivity and representation in literature if…
Read MoreMatthew Barouch is a member of the band, Above The Sun, an alternative rock band hailing from Staten Island. They can be found playing shows all around New York City, including the Viper Room, Arlene's Grocery,…
In the course of my research, I came across a collection of poems linked by a thematic story called Arcadia by the 16th century Spanish poet and playwright Lope de Vega. Immediately, it piqued my interest…
