Hello all, and welcome to August’s edition of Belle Lettres, featuring Jhumpa Lahiri. Lahiri is a short story writer, an essayist, and a novelist. Lahiri won the Pulitzer …
Belle Lettres: Danzy Senna
Hello, fellow Germs! Summertime is in full swing, and I hope you are enjoying the season. For the July edition of Belle Lettres, we will …
Belle Lettres: Marjane Satrapi
Welcome back to another edition of Belle Lettres, my fellow Germs! Summertime is upon us, which means summer break from classes, new adventures, and enjoying …
Belle Lettres: Sandra Cisneros
Hello, and welcome back to another edition of Belle Lettres! The Belle for the month of May is Sandra Cisneros. Cisneros is a poet, novelist, …
Belle Lettres: Octavia Butler
Hello, Germs, and welcome back to another edition of Belle Lettres! For this month, we will be spotlighting Octavia Butler. Butler was an American science …
Belle Lettres: Women’s History Month
Happy March, my fellow Germs! I hope that you all are doing well and are looking forward to the spring. For this month’s Belle Lettres, …
Belle Lettres: Pauline Hopkins
Welcome back to another edition of Belle Lettres. This month’s spotlight is on Pauline Hopkins — an American journalist, playwright, editor and novelist. Hopkins is …
Beyoncé’s Formation: A Call to Unity
February 6, 2016: The day Beyoncé dropped her new single and video, “Formation.” The surprise song was definitely a surprise to me, but then again, …
Poetry Review: I Love My Love by Reyna “Biddy” Mays
I first came across Reyna Biddy through Tumblr. (Side note: I have to say, Tumblr is a cool place to find some awesome writers.) What caught …