Ashley Warren
An imitation of the poet Claudia Rankine.

Written after a challenge to draw what an English essay would look like if it was a picture.

A look at Count Almasy of

A poem inspired by all the crazy names that scientists have given to groups of animals, i.e. flock of geese.

A comparison of Franklin and Thoreau as religious writers.

Inspired by a cell phone manual.

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A pantoum about a gnome.

A close look at the character of Hana in Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient in relation to the context of World War II.

A poem written after observing a painting of a little girl in a chair on the wall of a coffee shop.

An examination of Manfred from Lord Byron's epic poem in relation to the ideas of empiricism and identity.

I imitated the poem “Kristenography” by Harryette Mullen. As I was reading the book, I picked out the fact that there were actual stories behind all of the jumbled words, “Kristenography” has the clearest sense of this. If you read the poem out loud and concentrate solely on the sounds, the poem underneath the poem can be heard.

A contrasting look at Jane's relationships with Mr. Rochester and St. John through the lens of the

An ode to an imaginary friend.

Inspired by the movie 'Amelie'.

An examination of the central theme of Pride and Prejudice in relation to the characterization of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy.

A close look at Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock in relation to the idea of true and false identity.

An examination of Nick Bottom from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

A close look at Margaret Atwood's poem

A comparison of the critical use of dragons as symbols in Beowulf and the Faerie Queene.

A comparison of the two works in relation to the treatment of power and empowerment by the authors.

An examination of the relationships between Prince Hal of Shakespeare's

A comparison of Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women and Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl in relation to the theme of identity.

A poem about two famous people who will never meet.

An imitation of the poet Anne Carson, a story in poem form.

An imitation of the poet D.A. Powell.
