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Satori 2017, Winona State University, Sajda Omar, Elyse Hoffmann, Colin Kohrs, Rachel Willilams Belter, Audrianna Wichman, Ben Mccrary, Megan Wefel, Lisa Daraskevich, Nicole Johnson, Zachary Vix, Kaitlin Mccoy, Annette Deyo, Ben Teurman, Melody Vang, Zach Spanton, Alexis Prowizor, Charlie Utzman, Rich Herrmann, Ali Johnston, Danielle Eberhard

Satori Literary Magazine

The Satori is a student literary publication that expresses the artistic spirit of the students of Winona State University. Student poetry, prose, and graphic art are published in the Satori every spring since 1970.

The Satori 2017 editors are:

• Editor-in-Chief: Sajda Omar
• Poetry Editor: Karl Hanson
• Art/Design Editor: Danielle Eberhard
• Prose Editor: Cassie Douglas
• Poetry Committee: Kelly Johnson and Lydia Papenfuss
• Art/Design Committee: Aurie Brighton and Xinyue Wang
• Prose Committee: Katie McCoy, Madison Wilke, Megan Back, Alayna Godfrey, Madelyn Hall, and Sam Stormoen
• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gary Eddy, Professor of English

Frida's Daughter, Myrta Vida

Theses

The purpose of my creative writing is to highlight a group of U.S. citizens still woefully underrepresented in literature proper: the Latinx middle class. I’m keenly interested in exploring Puerto Rican and first- and second-generation Latinx immigrant stories. Even though some of the experiences from these groups have been elegantly visited by writers such as Giannina Braschi, Sandra Cisneros, Junot Diaz, Julia Alvarez, and others, there are nuances to the Latinx middle class experience that are yet to be uncovered. Being stuck in the cultural, linguistic, socio-economic, and political middles in a country that has recently taken a largely nationalist …

Saga Vol. 80 / 2016-2017, Alyssa Froehling, Elena Leith, Emma Smith

SAGA Art & Literary Magazine

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