Language

A red rose against a black background. The title reads, "What's in a Name? 3 Areas to Update Your Language Choices"

What’s in a Name? 3 Areas to Update Your Language Choices

by Kellie Donovan-Condron
June 6, 2024June 5, 2024

Juliet’s musing on her beloved’s name shows how language shapes meaning. Speakers should pay attention to their language habits.

The photo is the cover of Taylor Swift's 11th album, showing Swift in black and white with her arms covering her head. The title reads, "Poets & Apostrophes: Discover WhyTaylor Swift Is Right

Poets & Apostrophes: Discover Why Taylor Swift is Right

by Kellie Donovan-Condron
April 25, 2024June 20, 2024

Does Taylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department, need an apostrophe? She’s started a national, if niche, review of punctuation use.

A black man is wearing a brown turleneck sweater, tan pants, and a black brimmed hat. He stands at a microphone on a stage, left hand hold a stack of papers, right hand reached out to the audience. The title reads, "SLam: Powerful Poetry Meets Passionate Performance

Slam: Powerful Poetry Meets Passionate Performance

by Kellie Donovan-Condron
April 18, 2024June 20, 2024

If “poetry” only reminds you of elbow-patched jackets & speaking slowly, slam is an entirely different way to experience the power of language.

The cover of Edward Gorey's book, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, showing a skeleton with a long black coat, top hat and scarf holding an umbrella over a group of young children. The title reads, "Playful Poems: A Riff on Gorey's Gashlycrumb Tinies"

Playful Poems: A Riff on Gorey’s Gashlycrumb Tinies

by Kellie Donovan-Condron
April 11, 2024June 20, 2024

It’s National Poetry Month, so I’m riffing on one of my favorite poems, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, a children’s alphabet book by Edward Gorey.