“Poetry is life distilled” – Gwendolyn Brooks From slam poetry to literary magazines, youth writing organizations to historic libraries, Chicago holds a rich poetry scene...
The opinions in this piece do not necessarily reflect those of the 14 East editorial staff The pounding of feet on pavement, the waving of..
The opinions in this piece do not necessarily reflect those of the 14 East editorial staff In a recent letter to the editor of The..
Wet Carpets and Wedding Rings by Dylan Van Sickle I never wanted to audition for that play; my friend just needed a ride. I had..
14 Speaks is back, hosted by Carina Smith and Dylan Van Sickle. Our first episode back provides our readers with recap of this week’s Love..
Love is a funny thing. It turns where we live and where we go into a map of memories. Not much distinguishes the Starbucks on..
Tavi Gevinson, the previous Oak Park pixie and current NYC resident, came home to Chicago on Tuesday to talk about her online magazine Rookie and..
“Because I love him a lot,” was my response when I was asked why I wanted to write a piece about my grandpa. And to..
No one will ever be as petty as elementary school kids on Valentine’s Day. Moms buy packs of pre-made valentines from Target, and their 10-year-olds..
Rick and Sergio Campagnola enjoy intimate quality time together jamming to some of their favorite music and putting together a 1000 piece Ravensburger puzzle at..
