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A poem exploring teenage angst in the early 2000s, underscored by a fear of what the future holds.
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We Had to Remove This Post serves as a reflection of Gen Z and forces the reader to consider how social media can desensitise us and ask: just how much is too much?
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A Deep Dive into AI Poetry
We know that AI can write a competent essay or podcast script, but what about something complex, emotional, and inherently human—what about poetry?
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The romances in Shakespeare's comedies are often overlooked in favour of the tragedies, despite Twelfth Night being the perfect example of a romantic comedy.
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Normal People Was More Than the Book on My Hospital Bedside Table
A personal essay on disability, love, radical acceptance and Sally Rooney’s Normal People.
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Love through letters: a look into the most iconic symbol of love
Whether in its traditional form or its contemporary iterations—love letters are a highly romantic and sensual expression of love.
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The Magic of Be Not Afraid of Love
We are enticed, perhaps enchanted, and ready for all that we will be feeling alongside Mimi Zhu.
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The enduring Legacy of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca
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