Category: Prose

Many people, especially those who came from older generations, may think of modern teens as rebellious, insecure, insensitive and incompetent. However, with our current era, it is undeniable that youths dominate the changes contributed to our society. We have Amanda Gorman, Angela Zhang, Allison Bick, Dylan Mahalingam and Dexter Yang: these youths proved that “Ang… Continue reading Young People’s Power

The first seven texts that are discussed in relation to English Literature successfully explored an array of aspects of the human experience. Each text is deeply rooted in the period where it was written and published but still can resonate until today. From heroism to corruption, love and death, every theme in each text established… Continue reading POV: You’re an English major who presents an glimpse of English (and American) Literature

Carmen Guerrero Nakpil is one of the country’s prominent feminist writers. One of her essays The Filipino Woman: Cory and Leonor, Gabriela and Imelda Nakpil beautifully curated the archetypes of a Filipino woman during her time. I must agree that her usage of Cory Aquino, Leonor Rivera, Gabriela Silang and Imelda Marcos truly depicted the… Continue reading Reimagining a Filipina

Africa by David Diop (1956) infused personification; hence, the reader may perceive that the speaker of the poem is directly conversing to Africa. Africa in this poem is redefined to be a person of color who both suffered and hoped as they progress through time. The poem highlights a macro-view of the rich socio-historical features… Continue reading Poem Analysis: Africa by David Diop

As a writer, I always consider myself as one of the contributors to the flourishing of Literature. Whenever I think of it or share insights about it, I always refer Literature as a food. This art form, like a food, is created to be consumed. Literature emerges as soon as the writing system started to… Continue reading Literature: the why and why not?

It has been an era where most of us got house arrested due to COVID-19. This spiky virus only knows how to inflict pain and loss. As COVID-19 learns to live like humans, it somehow became a teacher for some, especially those who survived from it.   If COVID-19 is a teacher, it would teach… Continue reading If COVID-19 is a teacher