OP-ED: Stop teaching students to study Shakespeare
As a future teacher and an English major with a propensity to take many Shakespeare courses, I often think about how, if given the opportunity, I would teach my future students to study Shakespeare.
I have come to the simple conclusion that I will not.
Many...
Enigma of Love
Frozen eyes and scattered lips, that’s all left in your portrait.
Unzipped
wounds of cruelty are stained by scarlet white.
Fragments of linen hold up a fragrance which pierces my nose.
In your eyes, I am seeing me, placid,
But
mine turns out to be empty.
You, the...
Release – Patrick Ness
Have you ever started something, moved away from it to refresh yourself, and then completely did something else in its entirety instead before returning to the original task at hand? Well, I started reading “Call Me By Your Name” by André Aciman, stopped halfway,...
Dear Lungs
Dear Lungs,I’m sorry for being caught upin the endless search for numbness.I have forgotten that it was you, above all,that let the holy breath enter my soul.
I hope you remember the times,where balloons seemed to magically expand,as I whispered onto you,The smoke now drowns...
Poetry, film, book reviews coming to The Baron
Your favourite student publication will now be featuring an arts
section!
You will notice it has a drop-down menu, where you can
choose to browse through poetry or book and film reviews.
We realize that not everyone cares to read the news and some
readers may be more...
Abandon – Meg Cabot
Abandon ranks high amongst my reading list as one of my top three favourite trilogies. The entire series spans over a very short period but will seem to be drawn out. It hooks you and doesn’t let you leave until it is two in...
The Lighthouse (2019) – directed by Robert Eggers
The dark, alarming sounds of Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse and its secrets will keep an audience thrilled throughout.
Right from the start of the movie, when the ship arrives at the lighthouse, the audience is greeted by the startling sounds that welcome the audience to...
Saint John joins the “Race to Zero” environmental campaign
This month, the City of Saint John joined the “Race to Zero” environmental campaign.
After the motion was brought up in October by Councillor-at-Large Brent Harris, the pledge to join the environmental campaign was adopted.
Saint John is the second city in Atlantic Canada to join...