LEL: The Forgotten Fairy Queen of the Romantics
By Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman
“She was tall; —a queen might wear Such a proud imperial air;
She was tall, yet when unbound, Swept her...
Persephone, My Dear Listen to Your Mother, Now…
This piece is a retelling of the Greek myth of Persephone, with the author speaking as Persephone's mother, Demeter. Demeter implores Persephone to come back to the surface and fulfill her duties, and chides her for her behavior in the Underworld. Demeter also speaks about her feelings towards Persephone's husband, Hades, and Aphrodite, and encourages Persephone to consider the feelings of her lover, Adonis. Overall, the piece explores themes of responsibility, love, and family dynamics in the context of Greek mythology.
Seductive Subversive Saucery
For the Victorians, witchcraft was a thing of both fantasy and all too real fact. As late as 1895, there was the terrifying case...