Category Archives: Literature

Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Push Man

Posted on 7 May 2013 by

By Geo Ong ‘Everyone in Japan was so taken with the rapid economic growth [of the 1960s], greeting it as if they were part of some new era. As an alienated manga artist working away in a cramped room, I … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Urchin Recap

Posted on 5 May 2013 by

By Geo Ong This Urchin’s going on assignment, y’all. I leave tomorrow, and for ten days I will live in and explore the mystical city of Los Angeles. Yes, that one. Yeah, I know what you mean. Yeah, I did … Continue reading →

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That’s What She Said

Posted on 4 May 2013 by

What is a book? It’s a working hypothesis you use to get closer to things. —Christa Wolf, City of Angels

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Closing Out National Poetry Month with a Poem

Posted on 30 April 2013 by

By Geo Ong The Urchin Movement has certainly had a lot of fun during National Poetry Month. In the last thirty days we’ve shared with you some of our favourite comedic poems, political poems, nature poems, and an original Urchin … Continue reading →

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Poetry in Nature

Posted on 29 April 2013 by

Nature is everywhere and so is its poetry. National Poetry Month is coming to an end, but the celebration continues. And it won’t stop now, now that the sun is shining outside. ‘Afternoon on a Hill’ By Edna St. Vincent … Continue reading →

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The (Illustrated) Book of the Day

Posted on 26 April 2013 by

Who says reading has to be all about words and letters and grammar? You might not know it, but The Urchins like looking at pretty pictures too. Take a look at our (current) favourite illustrated books. What’s yours? The Yellow … Continue reading →

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Politics of Poetry

Posted on 22 April 2013 by

The Urchin Movement continues its celebration of National Poetry Month with some of our favourite political poems. Read on and enjoy! ‘Revolution in the Revolution in the Revolution’ By Gary Snyder The country surrounds the city The back country surrounds … Continue reading →

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That’s What She Said

Posted on 20 April 2013 by

Pursuit By Sylvia Plath Dans le fond des forêts votre image me suit. —Racine There is a panther stalks me down: One day I’ll have my death of him; His greed has set the woods aflame, He prowls more lordly … Continue reading →

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On Not Seeing

Posted on 16 April 2013 by

By Geo Ong A 1974 issue of Time reported that applications to journalism schools were at an all-time high, a big part of the reason being the media’s substantial role in the Watergate scandal. Without the investigative journalism of the … Continue reading →

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That’s What He Said

Posted on 13 April 2013 by

The Touch by Ocean Vuong* We slept on the floor, our bones cushioned with cardboard. Behind the wall, someone was humming a lullaby. I felt the hardwood tremble, my mother’s shoulder quivering against my back, the sound of tears flooding … Continue reading →

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