February 11, 2026 by Jamie Valentine Introduction Prose poetry at first glance defines logic with its name. Prose is often called the 'ordinary man's' language while poetry is described often as being 'flowery' in some circles. Prose is anything written that's not poetry. While poetry is writing that is structured, has rhyme more often than not, and goes beyond what the words on the page mean by using figurative language. These forms are unique to each other like siblings,

Translation isn't easy. It is a multifaceted process that goes far beyond simply substituting words from one language to another. 'But I have a translator app or website,' that helps get the basic idea of what is being said but it's not everything. Knowing one language is a challenge itself with nuances, expressions, and cultural references that can vary how someone hears and reads the same sentence even within the same language. And each language often comprises multiple dia

June 13, 2025 by Jamie Valentine My Heart is a Mausoleum but Only out of Necessity by Stephanie Tom is a chapbook from The Glass Chapbook Series released in May 2023. I am here in the year 2025 reading this chapbook because I like to take a look at different books on the Glass Press website, and this one caught my eye with its stunning cover art by Ann Gao and interesting title. My favorite aspects of this chapbook are the ways that the poet uses folklore, such as in the