Written by Jenn Gosselin. This historical piece looks at the rituals surrounding agriculture in Latin America, examining the practices from the perspective of the Corn Idol.
Written by Kvitka Perehinets. ‘The Silence of the Girls’, a 2018 novel by Pat Barker, offers a feminist interpretation of events in Homer’s ‘Iliad’, giving a voice to those who, for millennia, have remained unheard.
Written by Justin Biggi. “The etymology of her name is considered “uncertain”. Some would see it as a terrible thing. To not know where your name is from, to not be able to find roots in the soft earth. She finds it makes it easier to discover herself for her own sake.”
Written by Hazel Atkinson. “Here is how they say it began: a man, alone. Left waiting like a fool in an empty marketplace while the city emptied itself onto the riverbanks, desperate for a glimpse of her. She came to Caesar in secret, but for Antony she is all spectacle.”