Author: Emily Algar

Emily Frances Algar is a journalist and writer. She has experience in the music industry working as the A&R on the Grammy Nominated Album (Best Folk Album) Front Porch by artist Joy Williams. Emily has been published in a number of print and digital publications including Atwood Magazine, American Songwriter, and Record Collector magazine. She specializes in both long and short-form features as well as interviews and reviews. She has written pieces ranging from the commercialization of feminism and feminism in popular culture, critiques surrounding freedom of speech and the #MeToo movement as well as recently interviewing refugees from Iran. Emily has a Masters in International Security from Oxford Brookes University. Her thesis looked at the extent to which the media shaped public opinion during the Vietnam and Iraq (2003) wars.

Some Language is More Equal Than Others

January 14, 2019January 18, 2019 Emily Algar

My no means less than your yes. My no to you perhaps means yes. My no is up for discussion. My no can be persuaded or explained away Or followed down the street. It can be molded until it sounds like yes to your ears But still no to Read more

White Horses

November 24, 2018November 27, 2018 Emily Algar

He offered me a white horse and a happily ever after. I have never been much for hollow happiness, And ever afters are plans I couldn’t ever stick to. I counter-offered two white horses, two streams of thought, And the uncertainty of love in the here and now… Read more

Conform

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Emily Algar

I’m talking but no one is listening. Words pour out of my mouth Real words, actual words, fully formed assertive words But no one is listening. They hear different words. Different fully formed words Words they like, words they agree with Words that make their world a little easier and Read more