Will Schreitz 8/14/21 Will Schreitz 8/14/21

Casper and Fauntleroy 30

Rocketing through caves and over pits, Casper and Fauntleroy begin properly begin their adventure together.

Ruby Lanford 8/14/21 Ruby Lanford 8/14/21

Brain Drops 18

They say entering a new chapter of your life can be transformative. As Ruby notes, however, that transformation can be anything but easy…or predictable!

Adam Elkhadem 8/1/21 Adam Elkhadem 8/1/21

Octave 51

Octave sets off with Maurice, who is still busy answering his questions. What will he learn, and what lies in store for them as they set out on the next leg of their adventure?

Will Schreitz 8/1/21 Will Schreitz 8/1/21

Casper and Fauntleroy 29

At long last: Casper and Fauntleroy are reunited! What lies in store for our heroes now that they are together?

Adam Elkhadem 8/1/21 Adam Elkhadem 8/1/21

Octave 50

Maurice has arrived to rescue Octave, but how did he get there? Octave acts as inquisitor in this installment, and Maurice’s answers range from predictable to fantastic!

Ruby Lanford 8/1/21 Ruby Lanford 8/1/21

Brain Drops 17

This week Ruby pulls back the curtain and shows her comics making process. Long story short? It ain’t easy.

Patrick Zapien 7/29/21 Patrick Zapien 7/29/21

June Journal

Today I begin in earnest. What does it matter that my thoughts are clouded? A light will shine through in the end.

Adam Elkhadem 7/19/21 Adam Elkhadem 7/19/21

Octave 49

At death’s door, Octave is visited by a familiar face. Is this the end for him, or just the beginning?

Ruby Lanford 7/19/21 Ruby Lanford 7/19/21

Brain Drops 16

They say “no gratitude is to be expected from the wicked.” But what if it’s not wickedness that prompts a bee to sting, but just the need to spice things up?

Will Schreitz 7/19/21 Will Schreitz 7/19/21

Casper and Fauntleroy 28

The brotherhoods of monkdom are typically known for their spirituality and solemn minimalism. As Fauntleroy finds out while exiting the fish, however, these monks have technology on their side!

Adam Elkhadem 7/13/21 Adam Elkhadem 7/13/21

Octave 48

After a life of art and adventure, Octave has been marooned without food or water to die alone. Even for the optimistic auteur this is dismal. How will he cope as he faces his own mortality?

Ruby Lanford 7/12/21 Ruby Lanford 7/12/21

Brain Drops 15

New year, new me, right? We could all use a bit of inspiration to go with major milestones in our lives. There’s no harm in being a bit opportunistic when you turn over a leaf though!

Will Schreitz 7/12/21 Will Schreitz 7/12/21

Casper and Fauntleroy 27

Fauntleroy’s time aboard the fish has come to an end, and he must part with Miguel. What lies in store for him as he enters the open sea once more?

Anna Kelly 7/6/21 Anna Kelly 7/6/21

Correspondence with James Berger

I loved Kent's ability to use the poetic art form to criticize not poetry itself, but the popular trends that muddy and obscure poetry by forcing all of us to dig through the garbage to find actual substance.

William Freind 7/6/21 William Freind 7/6/21

Discipline and Poetics: On Kent Johnson’s “From One Hundred Poems from the Chinese”

“From One Hundred Poems from the Chinese” doesn’t aspire to the brevity and concision of classical Chinese poetry. They’re relatively long, jumping between themes and styles, and always very funny.

Peter Boyle 7/6/21 Peter Boyle 7/6/21

Three ways of writing American poetry that really bug me

Robert Hogg 7/6/21 Robert Hogg 7/6/21

Guy Fawkes Day in The Poetry World

Not since Ed Dorn have we had such scathing satire on the state of the arts, and not since Alexander Pope, I don’t think, have we had someone willing to take on the establishment with such vigor — and in rhymed couplets, yet!