A Child of Various Tongues
My Mum is driving. Her skinny body sinks into the leather seats as she takes control of the vehicle. When we turn onto the half-murrum,
by Nyokabi Kariuki
January 1, 2020
Category: Craft
They, Them, and Us: Language and A Demand for Change
I am 4 years old. Learning to read, in tears because the words don’t follow the rules. My mom patiently helps me pronounce the
By Rachal Marquez Jones
December 9, 2019
Authenticating Detail and Disability Narratives
Why does disability matter in a craft essay? Whether we’re aware of it or not, we’ve already been told narratives about disability. Allow me to
by Audrey Carroll
December 2, 2019
Who Owns A Story?
“Write what you know.” Fiction writers have heard it a thousand times with a thousand different meanings attached. It’s a phrase that, when taken at
by Tara Fritz
November 25, 2019
Feminism and Fall for the Book: the inside scoop on feminist authors and events at the annual festival
Fall is fast approaching, which means our campus is getting ready for its annual literary event—the Fall for the Book festival! We are not only
by Tara Fritz
October 1, 2019
The Inside Scoop on So to Speak’s Spring 2019 Contest
Are you planning on submitting to So to Speak’s annual contest for poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art? If not, you should be! Our staff
by the So to Speak Journal team
November 16, 2018
100 Lies
(“Just remember: what you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening.” Donald J. Trump) 1. The sun continues to rise in the
a collaboration by Debra Dean, Denise Duhamel, Angie Griffin, and Julie Marie Wade
September 17, 2018
So To Speak Blog Update
Readers, please bear with us as we are transitioning into new leadership. A very exciting time for our journal and blog! We look forward to introducing
Holly Mason
May 24, 2017
Poem & Conversation With Sandra Marchetti
When I’ve read this poem at events or workshops, most folks think of it as a take on Bishop’s “The Fish.” And, of course, Bishop is well known for her fishing imagery, being from Nova Scotia, etc. My favorite poem of hers is “At the Fishhouses,” which provides the epigraph for my full-length collection, Confluence. All of this to say, the driving force behind “Imagination” is Bishop’s “The Riverman,” a poem that is less well-known. It is rough-hewn, very narrative, and based in Brazilian myth. Bishop lets her hair down in this piece.
Holly Mason/ Sandra Marchetti
May 23, 2016
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