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03/21/2019

Like a Defense of Simile

What we can learn from similes and metaphors

by Michael T. Young

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12/20/2018

A River Runs Through Lit

A benthic interpretation of water and southern art

by James McWilliams

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05/05/2016

The Head and the Heart

Part II of “The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is a Metaphor”

by Kelly Cherry

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03/23/2016

The Shortest Distance Between Two Points is a Metaphor

One size doesn't fit all

by Kelly Cherry

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11/03/2015

How Not to Be a Gentleman

Plus: Dancers' dilemmas, mammalian metaphors, and notable numbers

by Maren Larsen

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06/26/2008

Nobody’s a Critic

Or they're at least terrified to be one.

by Morgan Meis

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