Liana Paré a restless teenage artist, she is always wondering in & out of her mind to discover inspiration in people & in nature. (Especially the 'typical' forms of ugliness). Paré sees with the eyes of a giggling child in her visual arts & poetry. The painter & poet & endless philosopher is an Art

Candy, Charming, Complex, Experimental, Open-ended, Severe, Tense, Wise assy

Thom Jones is an American writer, primarily of short stories. He was raised in Aurora, Illinois and attended the University of Hawaii where he played catcher on the baseball team. He later attended the University of Washington, where he graduated in 1970, and the University of Iowa where he received

Dark, Intense, Lush, Manic, Profane, Psychological, Sublime, Tense

In contrast to the political poetry that epitomized so much of the 1970s, Martin Espada's work kicks aside the pulpit and abandons the megaphone. Espada calls his readers to action in a more indirect fashion -- he envisions a free world without idealizing and describes social horrors without repriman

Political, Power, Sincere, Subtle, Tense

In Sophocles' world, the gods have receded. They've already determined (more or less) the fate of human beings and are content to watch from a comfortable distance. Of course, it's unclear exactly what their motives are; it all seems basically arbitrary and cruel. Indeed, the morality of the gods is

Classical, Classical greek, Excessive, Pathos, Sublime, Tense, Tragic, Violent