In response to the NYT article, ‘What Does Summer Taste Like?’ What does summer taste like? A question I’ve thought about all my life as I’ve combed through the details of my summers, trying to remember what I often forget. …
Cadenced Waters
Shimmering blue birds with dark bodies of flight Whish into these seas of tide They chase and chirp trailing blazers of kite These summer birds learn to fly as one tonight They sprinkle their wings with trading waters Circling and…
The Phantom of ‘Annabel Lee’
The poetic ballad ‘ANNABEL LEE’ by Edgar Allan Poe tells the tragic tale of two adolescents, bonded by their true love, even through the grave. In this poem, Poe recounts his love story with Annabel Lee, from their childhood moments…




