Savannah Williams is in her thesis year at Texas State University’s MFA program, for poetry. She is from Austin, Texas. She is so very grateful for the team at Porter House Review.
Content by Savannah Williams
Interviews,
“Their Own Life Force:” An Interview with Deb Olin Unferth
As a vegan, I feel like animals have their own independent life force. I don’t feel like I have any right to take lives. I knew I wanted to write about an animal that was so thoroughly abused that we don’t understand.
Reviews,
Cherry Waves: Young Love in Ann Patchett’s Tom Lake: A Review
Part of the charm of Tom Lake by Ann Patchett is that it calls into question: what are the stories we tell and what are the stories we keep to ourselves-even from our own children?
Field Notes,
Dream-Compelled Narration
It was not that long ago that communities supported the idea of the prophet within all, hidden under the blanket of sleep. Similar realms include that of daydreaming and meditation. When we listen to our intuition, heed our dreams, and allow our senses to roam outside of the tangible world, that is when we can access our full creativity.