A beautiful, moving poem about longing, unfulfilled desire and passion by Rachel Morais.

Illustration by Shanita Lyn Kumar.

BRAZEN recommends this video from Lessons of the Screenplay on YouTube, which explores what happens when the desire for greatness is taken too far — leading to obsession and the descent into madness.

BRAZEN recommends this beautiful article from Brain Pickings, which celebrates E.E. Cummings’ timeless and inspiring advice to young poets.

Illustration from Enormous Smallness by Matthew Burgess via Brain Pickings.

BRAZEN sits down for an inspiring chat with Yante Ismail, a humanitarian worker and feminist artist whose bold, powerful work brazenly challenges patriarchy, and the damaging societal, religious, cultural and social norms that dictate how women exist in society.

“Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?”

Illustration by Nat Chen.

“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”

Illustration by Shanita Lyn.