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Raising Their Children, Janelle R. Thompson
Raising Their Children, Janelle R. Thompson
Student Publications
This personal essay depicts the story of an after school program established in the heart of a low-income neighborhood. It details the struggle the local children face in their failing schools district, and shows how the program, known as Little Wise Child, has been instrumental in making a positive difference in their lives.
Artemisia In The Metro, Emily A. Francisco
Artemisia In The Metro, Emily A. Francisco
Student Publications
The “art poem” is an intriguing form of poetry. In writing about something that is inherently visual, a poet must remold a work of art into new material, drawing upon the work’s elements of form such as color, line, use of light, contrast, and composition to make his or her own reflective statement, beyond simply describing the artwork’s own content. In my poetry I aim to take this model of the “art poem,” and, through extended experimentation with this idea of ekphrasis (writing about art in a poetic context), intend to suggest a more intimate connection between art and language. …
Do I Dare Disturb The Universe?, Ryan A. Bonner
Do I Dare Disturb The Universe?, Ryan A. Bonner
Student Publications
This memoir investigates the roots of my core anxiety, the incessant but impossible ability to achieve perfection. It is framed by my experience getting a second tattoo, which is a line from T.S. Eliot's modernist poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," and ties together both my internal struggle and my affinity for physical pain. This memoir draws a line between the past and the present, seeking to find a connection between struggling with anxiety and engaging in self-mutilation as a source of relief.
The Ballerina, Natasha M. Dones
The Ballerina, Natasha M. Dones
Student Publications
Little in the world can be as delicate and poised as the small
ballerina you bought me. She dances motionless upon my
bookshelf, as she did for many years before...
New Topics, New Powers, And New Spirit: Walt Whitman And Allen Ginsberg And The Power Of The Poet, Peter W. Rosenberger
New Topics, New Powers, And New Spirit: Walt Whitman And Allen Ginsberg And The Power Of The Poet, Peter W. Rosenberger
Student Publications
Walt Whitman was an enormous influence on Allen Ginsberg, which Lawrence Ferlinghetti recognized at the first public reading of “Howl” in 1955. Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855, featured untitled twelve poems without rhyme, meter, or traditional line breaks. However, acknowledging a single influential figure for a countercultural writer is a somewhat uncommon phenomenon. Countercultural movements and countercultural artists tend to define themselves by standing against the dominant culture, an understandable instinct that yields important insights. Still the link between Ginsberg and Whitman is unmistakable. By analyzing the complex ties between an example of Whitman’s and Ginsberg’s major work …
A Wavering Prayer, Sarah E. Gorski
A Wavering Prayer, Sarah E. Gorski
Student Publications
Elizabeth Bishop's "Sestina" Imitation; Sarah Gorski's "A Wavering Prayer."
Bill In Hell, Collin C. Furth
Bill In Hell, Collin C. Furth
Student Publications
A humorous look at the truth of relationships between varying roles of people and the supremacy love holds.