A publication of the Department of English & Philosophy at Drexel University

Marshall Warfield's Archive

Marshall Warfield teaches writing courses at Drexel University and serves on the editorial board of the great literary magazine, Painted Bride Quarterly. He has taught two courses on poetry writing for Main Line School Night. During the school year he has run one-shot workshops for poetry and flash fiction. He also tutors. His most recent work was an interactive art/writing exhibit entitled Resonance: Speaking for the Arts.

The beauty of student literary magazines

By  
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Too often when people hear the phrase “student literary magazine” they think, “Oh, I’ve heard this [...]


Poetry is dead (or un-dead)

By  
Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Speaking of things rising from the dead. . . Easter already? It’s become an annual tradition [...]


“Obamacare” no longer an insult

By  
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

How many of you know the proper term for Obamacare? Seriously, about two of you? Oh, [...]


The Republican primaries are not a “slog”

By  
Thursday, March 8th, 2012

As my friends know, I probably absorb more news than is necessary — or even healthy. [...]


Leap Day problems

By  
Friday, March 2nd, 2012

              Great. Now how will I find out about those [...]


The best picture not nominated for a 2012 Academy Award

By  
Sunday, February 26th, 2012

Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles. I saw the film at a screening in [...]


Calm before midterms

By  
Friday, February 10th, 2012

During class last week I asked my students to describe the calmest place they could recall. [...]


Roller derby names: the art of the matter

By  
Saturday, February 4th, 2012

A friend recently consulted me on her roller derby name (competitors use nicknames known as skater [...]


Best website to get a poetry fix

By  
Thursday, January 26th, 2012

This weather exhausts me. What good is a frigid and overcast day if there’s no snow [...]


Motorcycles in winter

By  
Thursday, January 19th, 2012

I’ll be honest, folks. I’m writing this post simply to encourage you to read this great [...]