Emily Small
@smallemily.bsky.social
Window cleaner by day, writer by night, newbie gardener in between.
It's always bittersweet to dive into the Orpheus story and feel the gravity of the question that's at the heart of it...what could have been?
Thanks @workingclassicists.bsky.social for having me!
Thanks @workingclassicists.bsky.social for having me!
✨📜NEW POETRY! 📜✨
Emily Small returns with a reflective and complex take on the Orpheus myth.
Beautiful stuff - click below for the video recital...
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/the-lyr...
Emily Small returns with a reflective and complex take on the Orpheus myth.
Beautiful stuff - click below for the video recital...
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/the-lyr...
The Lyrist’s Lament — Working Classicists
This is the second poem we have hosted from Emily Small and is a tone shift following her unbridled enthusiasm and infectious joy in A Carnival of Classics . Here, Emily is revisiting Orpheus an...
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May 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
It's always bittersweet to dive into the Orpheus story and feel the gravity of the question that's at the heart of it...what could have been?
Thanks @workingclassicists.bsky.social for having me!
Thanks @workingclassicists.bsky.social for having me!
Super stoked that @workingclassicists.bsky.social have featured my poem, A Carnival of Classics, in their zine. It was such a joy to write that I had to force myself to stop. I can enthuse about the ancient world for hours...ask my family.
✨📜NEW POETRY!📜✨
We love this concise reminder of why we love the ancient world, from @smallemily.bsky.social
A brilliant antidote to... well... *indicates in all directions*
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/a-carni...
We love this concise reminder of why we love the ancient world, from @smallemily.bsky.social
A brilliant antidote to... well... *indicates in all directions*
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/a-carni...
A Carnival of Classics — Working Classicists
A Carnival of Classics is a celebration of all things classical studies. It’s a poem for anyone unfamiliar with the discipline, anyone like 16 year-old me who saw classics on a course option for...
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May 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Super stoked that @workingclassicists.bsky.social have featured my poem, A Carnival of Classics, in their zine. It was such a joy to write that I had to force myself to stop. I can enthuse about the ancient world for hours...ask my family.