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Monster Children: A Conversation with Stavroula Zygouri

5/13/2020

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Written By: Amanda Ly
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"Plouto's Portrait"
Stavroula Zygouri who is a mixed media artist and I talked in the Harris Art Gallery in 2019 surrounded by her artwork. I asked her how she would describe her personality because her work was so thought-provoking.  She said, “Adventurous. I love adventures. When I was young, I was chased by killer dogs with my friend and I was like 'Let's get chased by these dogs!' I love dogs. I have a dog.” She also described herself as someone who is “hopeful, kind, brave, but also sometimes competitive. But only when I have to be.” 

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Poems to Celebrate Mothers

5/10/2020

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Written By: Shula-Aixian Yuan
Once a year, people around the world in many countries celebrate Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is rooted in different traditions and cultures. On this day, to honor the motherhood and appreciate the love and labor of mothers, families would celebrate to thank and commemorate mothers––includes grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and stepmothers.
Festivals of honoring mothers have been held long in human history, just like mother's existence. People worship goddesses bearing the symbol of mother. For example, in the sixteenth century in England, there was the festival called "Mothering Sunday." On this day, children working would get one day off and go back to their families. The oldest child would prepare a "mothering cake" to celebrate their mother. Mother would be free from any household duties and enjoy gifts and dinner prepared by families on this day. Up to nowadays, most countries set the second Sunday of May as Mother's Day. 
On Mother’s Day, children could give a bundle of beautiful flowers, a hug, a gift a card or a meal.  In fact, when you were a kid, you probably remember making Mother's Day gifts in preschool or kindergarten or first grade, and in middle school years you might remember writing poems for your mother. This is a time honored tradition. The poets.org site offers some history and an overview of several time-honored poems that celebrate moms. Silvia Plath's "Morning Song"  is a beautiful poem celebrating moms, and there are many more.

While in this social distancing and shelter-in-place time, we may not be able to visit our moms face to face, but still, we can celebrate with a Mother's Day card and mailable Mother's Day gift of a poem to offer sincere appreciation of them with our hearts. 

​Give it a try! The Write Shop has several writing prompts you can try -- maybe share them here in celebration of your mom through the month of May!

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Archival Review 1967 Pipes of Pan

5/9/2020

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Written By: Shula-Aixian Yuan

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Inscape Magazine, formerly Pipes of Pan, is archived in the Pasadena City College library, and is also shelved in the stacks. Any student or community member can stop by when the library is open to review back issues beginning from the 1940s. The 1967 issue has a beautiful blue cover with black ink letters and sketches on it. Gently flipping to the first page, readers will see a little silhouette holding a pipe. This little one seems to be shouting out his thoughts through the pipes. ​
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Literally, Literature

4/27/2020

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Written By Frances Guzman
             American Literature is defined as literature that is written in the United States of America. However, American Literature also has other defining characteristics with common themes and plot points found within most pieces. Alongside these characteristics, the piece must also be thought-provoking as well as teach something. American literature should also include bits and pieces of the author’s own experiences within their pieces as well. The themes used may vary but they ultimately boil down to include themes of discrimination, mainly gender discrimination, and its association to mental illnesses, lies and deceit, and the American Dream. Gender discrimination and the connection it has with mental illnesses is a prominent theme in A Streetcar Named Desire, while lies and deceit is an important theme in Good Country People and “The Swimmer".  Lastly, the well-known theme of the American Dream is present in “The Swimmer” and Death of a Salesman. 


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Fooling Around with Ginsberg (Continued)

4/24/2020

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Several students in PCC's Creative Writing classes have been using master poets to experiment with their own work. Last week we read Baylie Raddon's Ginsberg experiment. This week's experiment is a collaborative effort from Frances Guzman, Salena Lo, and Ismael Castro. Enjoy!  

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  • 2021 Feb Folio
    • 2021 Feb Folio Masthead
  • About
  • Interviews
    • INT - Adrian Cepeda Poet of the Year 2019
    • INT-Visiting Writer Wendy Adamson FA2019
  • Feral Parrot : The Blog
  • Submissions
  • Awards & Prizes
    • 2021 Handley Award Winners
    • Handley Award Winners
    • 2019 Inscape Editor's Prizes
  • PCC Inscape Instagram
  • STAFF
  • ONLINE ARCHIVE
    • 2020 Summer Folio
    • 2020 February Folio
    • 2019 Fall Folio
    • Celebrating Dia De Los Muertos
    • Issue On-7 2019SPR Mental Health Companion >
      • Issue Intro
    • ISSUE ON-6 2018FA Frankenstein Companion
    • Issue On-5 - 2018Su
    • Issue On-4 2018FA Spirituality
    • Issue ON-3 2017FA
    • Issue On-2 2016SPR
    • Issue ON-1 2016FA
    • Folio 2 - Moon Moon 2019
    • Folio 1 - Vote - 2018
  • PRINT ARCHIVE
    • Fall 2018 Print Issue - Frankenstein TOC
    • Fall 2017 Print Issue - Manifesto TOC
  • Black Lives Matter