Enlightenment Part III: Acceptance
Overwhelmed with such knowledge, Thoughts no longer his own and acts of pure will,He descended the mountain to his old home.
Everything felt the same.
There was buying, There was selling.
Talking to each person as if talking to the great sky,They responded, offering him guidance and...
Plywood and Duct Tape: Part II
It hit me full blast In an instant, Crack I fell It poured over me, Rushing and coursing. The hallucinations started to laugh as they took a fuller form, “Really?” One mocked. “You didn’t know what we were, Who we were?” I could...
Enlightenment Part II: The Answer
He awoke to the sound of birds singing as the morning
sun rose up from behind the bleached horizon,
and chased the night away with its holy fire.
Feeling apologetic for his behaviour, the man
decided to ask the wind, once again,
but this time a...
Film Review: Love Hard (2021)
Sweaters, hot drinks, and, of course, holiday movies are all in style this time of year. With a modern narrative of a dating app match gone astray, Hernán Jiménez's "Love Hard" does its utmost to win over romantic comedy enthusiasts ahead of this year's...
Lorenzo Society hosts a night of Atlantic Canadian literature
Tonight, on October
7 at 7:00 p.m., the Lorenzo Society is hosting a reading featuring Atlantic
Canadian authors Shane Neilson, Danny Jacobs, and Kirby. These authors will be
there to read from and promote their own novels or collections of poetry.
The readings
will be taking place at the...
Movie Review: Old (2021)
The movie “Old” is based on the graphic novel "Sandcastle" by Pierre Oscar Levy and Fredrik Peeters, and one might wonder how Shyamalan comes across suspenseful stories like this. But, surprisingly, he also plays a prominent role in the movie. Most of the film...
Film Review: Green Knight (2021)
The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, who is the nephew of King Arthur in medieval England. This movie is purely a fantasy film adapted from the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by the renowned director David Lowery.
On the eve...
What does being black mean to me?
Being black means being part of a stronger community that is outside of myself
Being black means power on all fronts
Being black means watching your surroundings closely especially in public
Being Black means my dark skin is beautiful
Being Black means not just jumping over hurdles but...
Lorenzo Society reading today
This week’s Lorenzo Society reading is from I am Herod by Richard Kemick.
The reading will be taking place Wednesday, October 30, at 7 p.m. at the Saint John Free Public Library in uptown Saint John.
Here is a little more about I am Herod from...