Aesthetic Drift
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Aesthetic Drift #25: Corona State of Mind
Aesthetic Drift #25 by Gustavo Guerra Corona State of Mind: Reflections on the Pandemic from The Florida Department of Corrections March 25, 2020. The virus is spreading. Thousands of confirmed cases. Cemeteries are being overwhelmed. Italy. Spain. China. Iran. New York. Miami. All on lockdown. Just like us. Anxieties about the outside world—especially my elderly… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #24: On Steven Moffat’s Dracula
Aesthetic Drift #24 by Michael W. Merriam On Steven Moffat’s Dracula I often resent television. I feel better compensated for my time when I listen to audio drama or read books. When I saw there was a new Dracula series on Netflix, I knew I’d only want to see it if somehow Steven Moffat had… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #23: On Finally Reading The Outsiders
Aesthetic Drift #23 by Stephen McClurg On Finally Reading The Outsiders One way I disappointed my high school students was by not reading one of their favorites: S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders. One particular student, Caroline, frequently reminded me how guilty I should feel for not reading the book she loved. I promised her some thoughts… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #22: Celestial 57
Aesthetic Drift #22 by Chelsey Clammer Celestial 57 The stars vibrated above me. Within me. Synchrony. At 2 a.m. I would walk back to my truck at seventeen, eighteen, nineteen years old, having come from a concert, the music still clamoring along my bones. Late ’90s, downtown Austin, where my favorite band, Sister 7,… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #20: Poetry in Pajamas
Aesthetic Drift #20 by Rose Lopez O, Miami’s Poetry in Pajamas As parents, my husband and I are constantly looking for things we can do with our kids. So when I first look over the calendar of events for the O, Miami Poetry Festival, I know right away we’ll check out their Poetry in Pajamas… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #19: The Underdog Saga: An Afternoon of Poetry and Baseball
Aesthetic Drift #19 by Rose Lopez The Underdog Saga: An Afternoon of Poetry and Baseball April 6, 2019 In October 2017, my husband and I moved with our daughter from Germany back to Miami. We’d been gone from the city nearly seven years. But I have been following O, Miami since at least 2011. Back… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #18: O, Miami!
Aesthetic Drift #18 by Freesia McKee O, Miami! When you move to a new city and tell strangers that you’re a poet, brace yourself for reactions like, “Do you actually make money?” and “I don’t really get poetry.” But when you tell strangers in Miami that you’re a poet, they tend to say, “Have you… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #17: A Truckload of Corpses, or Violence’s Meaning in Narrative
Aesthetic Drift #17 by Brontë Bettencourt A Truckload of Corpses, or Violence’s Meaning in Narrative I am haunted by Tokyo Ghoul. The anime’s pacing was slow and dull and the finale was a hot mess, but one scene left me intrigued and horrified. Kaneki Ken has a good heart but no backbone. He is a recently… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #16: How to Read the Entire Dark Tower Series while Still Having a Life
Aesthetic Drift #16 by Don Peteroy How to Read the Entire Dark Tower Series while Still Having a Life 1. I’ve already lied to you. This essay’s title has little to do with what I’ve actually written. I was thirty-seven when I decided I’d attempt to read every Stephen King novel. I’d made a half-ass… Continue reading
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