Literature

Apr 16
9 min

Literature Club Winners: "Love" theme

From early February to mid-March, the Nations Literature club hosted another writing competition. This time, the theme of the competition...

Feb 6
8 min

Literature Club Winners: "Winter" theme

From early December to mid-January, Nations Literature club had their first formal competition. The theme of the competition was...

Oct 6, 2019
3 min

Kafka on the Shore- Book Review

Upon reading the novel Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, a notable Japanese author born in Kyoto in 1949, I was left speechless. The...

Feb 18, 2019
2 min

To the young woman who travels

I know that when you planned this journey (like you did so many others) You were filled with a calm, self-assured air, You knew that this...

Feb 13, 2019
5 min

When the Skies Were Lit with Fire Episode 1: The Detective

He was sitting in a fading leather chair behind an oak wood desk. There wasn’t much to see besides a pen, a cup of freshly brewed coffee...

Jan 25, 2019
4 min

Why we should be singing Shakespeare

No-one hates Shakespeare. True, many a High School student has been plagued by his writing, annoyed by their English teacher’s...

Jun 18, 2018
1 min

Where my happiness lies

I look over, eager and diligent to see that magnificent white, shimmering crystal color My favorite flower, smooth as ever and just as...

Jun 12, 2018
1 min

The Minotaur

My heart drops in trepidation This horrifying monster stood there, simply perusing me My mind, almost as blank as its pale empty eyes Its...

Apr 15, 2018
2 min

The Real

Love yourself Love yourself Love yourself (-then repeat) A letter to my future daughter (Lessons from the real women in my life) 1....

Apr 8, 2018
1 min

The Toxic

-illustration by Sebastien Milthorp- this was my body and it was stolen by you I can never take it back take that night back take my...

Mar 17, 2018
1 min

The Twisted

If only cutting your words out of my head was as easy as cutting my wrists Semi permanent reminders of where you hurt me. where you hate...

Mar 11, 2018
1 min

The Fake - Poem

Beauty is- Being skinny but not so skinny people call you anorexic Being tall but not so tall that you loom over boys A toned stomach but...

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