Ellie Wright

Phil Elverum on community, creativity, and solitude

In a world where media so often smooths over rough edges, Phil Elverum, frontman of Mount Eerie, and formerly,...

When I was in eighth grade, I remember my mother bringing home a copy of the Sounder and pulling...

The stones that cover the beach are soft And warm against my feet. They are smoothed and sanded by...

Aries March 21 – April 19 We’re not even through the first quarter yet, and you already have a...

Laundry Pile I am nothing if not a constant state of change. So which heart do I follow? Today’s...

Like it or not, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Halloween may be barely behind us,...

Haven/Home The sun sits heavy on the hill It’s light dusts the lakewater Through some pattern of mirrors The...

Bella Evans: You bring so much energy and spirit to the Viking Voice. Your time here has brought a...

I think I’ve lost the ability to write poetry. I can still pen...

December Growing Pains A million pushes and pulls Like tides inside my gut My heart fills my stomach I’ve...

The midterm elections are very appropriately named. They take place two years into a president’s four-year term and are...

Honey When I was younger I would pour honey into raspberries And I would lay In...