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August 2, 2024

Love

As published in Tin Can Poetry May Issue https://www.tincanpoetry.com/post/love-by-danielle-patino Love A love where words Are declared Through moans And breathing so hard I can…

July 29, 2024

Better Than The Movies

Better Than The Movies, Lynn Painter, 2021 This one was a BANGER for a first light summer read—though it isn’t actually based in summer…

July 15, 2024

Paradise

Paradise, Toni Morrison, 1998 (This is a critical paper, written for a Graduate class on Works by Toni Morrison, in which I analyze the…

July 12, 2024

Iron Flame

Iron Flame, Rebecca Yarros, 2023 (Spoilers) So, our Fourth Wing’s lovely Violet Sorrengail is recovering from her Squad’s victorious battle with Wyvern and Venin…

July 7, 2024

Fourth Wing

Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros, 2023 (Spoilers) We start by flipping open the hefty hardcover and seeing a gorgeous map of The Continent. Consider my…

June 30, 2024

Safe Haven

Safe Haven, Nicholas Sparks, 2010 (novel) & Safe Haven, Lasse Hallstrom, 2013 (film) (Spoilers) Since Safe Haven (the film) is one of my long…

June 26, 2024

Beautiful Day

As published in Unseal Your Best Life Poetry Anthology by Lauren Brill (www.theunsealed.com). Can be purchased on Amazon. Beautiful Day It’s 6am When the…

June 21, 2024

A Court of Silver Flames

A Court of Silver Flames, Sarah J. Maas, 2021 (Spoilers) Maas’s last (as of now) installment in the ACOTAR series is the Cassian and…

June 11, 2024

Self-Love

As published in Ocean Poetry Anthology 2024, edited by A.M. Larks, illustrated by Leslie Gonzalez. Available for purchase on Amazon. Author Bio: Danielle is…

June 1, 2024

Cleopatra and Frankenstein

Cleopatra and Frankenstein, Coco Mellors, 2022 Apologies if anybody takes issue with this comparison but the themes in Mellors’ Cleopatra and Frankenstein—hard truths about…