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Dixie Theatre, Linh Nguyen

The Quatrain

Linh Nguyen is a senior at Louisiana Tech. He is majoring in computer science.

Hangar, Hannah Fulton

The Quatrain

Hannah Fulton is a third year Master of Fine Arts candidate at Louisiana Tech University’s School of Design, and she is projected to graduate this spring quarter. She has earned a Bachelor’s degree in graphic communications at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. She aims to pursue a career in art education.

Cloud Watching, Maryam El-Awadi

The Quatrain

Maryam El-Awadi is an oil painter and a student. She grew up in Ruston, Louisiana and is now studying studio art at Louisiana Tech. She loves creating content about daydreaming and the subconscious. She aspires to be someone who creates art and teaches about art for a living.

An Ethereal Afternoon, Stevie Iseral

The Quatrain

Stevie Iseral is a senior interdisciplinary studies major with concentrations in sociology, history, and marketing. She began practicing photography 7 years ago and still feels joy each time she picks up her camera. Stevie loves photography because it creates a space for her to document the beauty of life.

Contributor Biographies

The Quatrain

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Acknowledgments

The Quatrain

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Book Review: A River Called Time, Rochelle Spencer

Third Stone

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Loving Winds, Samuel Cooley

The Quatrain

Samuel Cooley is 19 years old and from Vidalia, Louisiana, where he graduated from Vidalia High School. He is currently majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing. He hopes to one day become a published author. Samuel enjoys learning and attempting to replicate new styles of poetry. He is also a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity at Louisiana Tech University.

Snowmelt, Ashley Palmer

The Quatrain

Ashley Palmer is a computer science and English double major at Louisiana Tech University. She wrote her first story at the age of 3 and hasn’t stopped since, currently working on edits for her own novel. When she’s not writing or working on schoolwork, one can find Ashley sketching and painting digitally, designing stage and concert lighting for her church, or hiking through the Ozarks at her grandparents’ cabin.

Life On The Farm, Laura Cason

The Quatrain

Laura Cason is currently enrolled part time in the creative writing program at Louisiana Tech. In 2018, she earned her Bachelor’s of Science in biology from Tech before deciding to pursue a career in a field she actually enjoys. In her free time, Laura enjoys watching anything that could be labelled as ‘oddly satisfying’, perfecting her skin care routine, and educating her coworkers in the CoLA office on 21st century slang. She is survived by the spawn of Satan himself, her cat Zorra.

Jackson, Lauren Washington

The Quatrain

Lauren Washington is a native to Ruston, Louisiana. She is studying English with a concentration in technical writing. She has always had a passion for reading and writing and hopes to one day work in the publishing industry.

American Soldier, Kylee Armstrong

The Quatrain

Kylee Armstrong grew up in many places throughout the country, but she calls San Antonio, Texas home. Currently, she is majoring in English at Louisiana Tech University.

The View, Katelyn Swanson

The Quatrain

Katelyn Swanson is a sophomore at Louisiana Tech University studying English with a concentration in creative writing. Katelyn has goals of becoming a published author. She fell in love with writing in high school, and the rest has been history. She loves experimenting with different styles of writing and in different types of art as well. When she is not creating, you can find her playing video games in her room or cheering on the Bulldogs on the football field with the LA Tech color guard.

Fallin, Kristyn Hardy

The Quatrain

Kristyn Hardy is an English major at Louisiana Tech University with a concentration in creative writing. She was raised in a home surrounded by books, wit, and love, making the three somewhat synonymous to her. It has only been in the last couple years that she has considered dedicating her life to writing, but she loves it and cannot wait to see where it takes her.

That One Dime, Anthony Franklin

The Quatrain

Anthony Franklin began his creative writing career in eighth grade after reading The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. Self expression through ink on paper is enthralling to him. He hopes to master this medium of expression, becoming the best writer he can be, throughout college and beyond.

Drained, Savannah Barker

The Quatrain

Savannah Barker is a freshman from Shreveport, majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing. She has been writing poetry for about five years. She enjoys many forms of art such as painting, but Savannah’s biggest dream is to publish a poetry book someday.

25, Samuel Donn

The Quatrain

Samuel Donn is studying biology at Louisiana Tech. He has loved writing poetry for a large part of his life and is honored to contribute to The Quatrain.

Comfort Food, Isabelle Byrnes-Bartell

The Quatrain

Isabelle Byrnes-Bartell is a junior at Louisiana Tech University. She is the President of the campus’ Poetry Society and the Editor in Chief for Tech’s chapter of Her Campus. In 2018 she received two Regional Silver Keys in writing portfolio and personal essay from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, as well as a Regional Honorable Mention in short story.

To Isolate, Or Not To Isolate, Keith Watson

The Quatrain

Keith Watson is a sophomore in the chemical engineering program at Louisiana Tech University. He is from Magnolia, Arkansas. He is a Christian and attends First Ruston. He also plays trumpet, tennis, and disc golf in his free time.

Alien, Alayna Juneau

The Quatrain

Alayna Juneau is a senior in interdisciplinary studies at Louisiana Tech University. She is passionate about telling stories through any medium. Her favorite things to do are pet cats, take naps, and play video games. She hopes to one day be a game developer, a writer, or a crazy cat lady.

Hives, Isabelle Byrnes-Bartell

The Quatrain

Isabelle Byrnes-Bartell is a junior at Louisiana Tech University. She is the President of the campus’ Poetry Society and the Editor in Chief for Tech’s chapter of Her Campus. In 2018 she received two Regional Silver Keys in writing portfolio and personal essay from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, as well as a Regional Honorable Mention in short story.

The Proving, Noah Weatherly

The Quatrain

Noah Weatherly is an English student at Louisiana Tech University with a concentration in creative writing. He aspires to be a novelist someday, but if this dream isn’t realized, he hopes to enrich the minds of future generations as a professor at the college of his choice. He enjoys reading, writing, and going to the movies when there isn’t a pandemic.

82, Samuel Donn

The Quatrain

Samuel Donn is studying biology at Louisiana Tech. He has loved writing poetry for a large part of his life and is honored to contribute to The Quatrain.

A Sonnet To Adonis, Zachary Biggs

The Quatrain

Zachary Biggs is from Summerfield, Louisiana. He is a senior English student at Louisiana Tech, and he aspires to further his education and become a professional counselor. Zachary loves the rich history of English poetry, from Beowolf to Chaucer to Wordsworth, and he enjoys writing his own poetry.

Firsts, Kristyn Hardy

The Quatrain

Kristyn Hardy is an English major at Louisiana Tech University with a concentration in creative writing. She was raised in a home surrounded by books, wit, and love, making the three somewhat synonymous to her. It has only been in the last couple years that she has considered dedicating her life to writing, but she loves it and cannot wait to see where it takes her.

Give Me Liberty Or Give Me (Double) Consciousness: Literacy, Orality, Print, And The Cultural Formation Of Black American Identity In Harriet Jacobs’S Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl And Octavia Butler’S Kindred, Aisha Matthews

Third Stone

While literacy may have signified the humanity of male slaves in the antebellum South (at least in their own view), the English language and American print culture did not similarly empower female slaves towards positive subject-formation through discourse. This article will examine the tension between oral culture and print culture in Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Octavia Butler’s Kindred. Ultimately, an analysis of Jacobs’s work through the lens of book history and its power to shape cultural formation will suggest a critical imperative for the contemporary neo-slave narrative genre.

Accordingly, the agency of contemporary …

Editor's Corner: Sound Carries, Julian Chambliss

Third Stone

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Grandmaster Flash, The Sound Of Afrofuturism, Stacey Robinson

Third Stone

Annotated Bibliography for Sonic Afrofuturism issue

A Critical History Of Adonis’ “No Way Back, Marvin J. Gladney

Third Stone

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Here Lies The Dreams, Samuel Cooley

The Quatrain

Samuel Cooley is 19 years old and from Vidalia, Louisiana, where he graduated from Vidalia High School. He is currently majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing. He hopes to one day become a published author. Samuel enjoys learning and attempting to replicate new styles of poetry. He is also a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity at Louisiana Tech University.