What’s the deal with prose poetry?
Throughout all of literature, perhaps there is no form as paradoxical as the prose poem. In her book, Windows and Doors: A Poet Reads Literary Theory, Natasha Saje quotes Michael Riffaterre, calling the form “the literary genre with the oxymoron...
Killarney: Locks, Land, & Spirit
“Home is where the haunt is / The past still present tense / Need more time to mourn” — American Football In the winter, the prairie sky is elongated. The tilt of the earth stretches the end-of-the-day into a perpetual blue hour....
THE BEACH
Our rusted maroon 1999 Chevy Impala kicked up dust as we pulled out of the driveway, leaving tree-lined blocks behind. My baby brother and I squabble over premium real estate — a window seat — while my parents’ swearing broiled upfront about the merits...
BLOODWRITING
At Mount Royal University, the reckoning is no different than at any other school: I peoplewatch faces bathed in the blue light of phones in fluorescent-lit hallways. Thumbs moving with the mechanical precision of assembly line workers. Each swipe lasts...
About Me
Hi, I'm Brennan Kenneth Brown. This site is an archive of my writing spanning the years 2015 to 2024. I wrote on a wide range of topics, such as self-development, community, and my experiences with programming. For my current writing, visit brennan.day.
Contact Me
Interested in having a chat? Feel free to shoot me a DM anytime on Mastodon. I'm also always updating projects on GitHub if you wanna follow me there!