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Cowboy Speak, Catherine Calabro

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Catherine Calabro currently resides in Chinatown of Paris, France, where she is learning fine expressions such as "Repetez, s'il vous plait", "Encore une fois, je n'avais pas compris", and "ca roule, ma poule!".

The Simple Question, Paul Query '83

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

It was 1979 when Paul Query first arrived on DePauw's campus. He was young, ambitious, ready to write, to make friends, to talk politics, to learn the delicacies of poetry and prose. From the beginning, his professors noticed his great potential as a student. He was caring, hard-working, and intent on sculpting his poems, word by word, with the greatest precision.

Query's diligence paid off. In 1983, after graduating from DePauw with a degree in English Composition, he migrated westward to the stubbled hills of Iowa, where he studied for two years at the prestigious Iowa Writer's Workshop. Under the …

Stories In Winter, Blake Royer

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Blake Royer is a senior English writing and art history major from Winnetka, IL, whose high school boasts such alumni as Nat "King" Cole, Rock Hudson, Charlton Heston, Liz Phair, and Donald Rumsfeld. He is both humbled by and afraid of this fact.

Defiance, Mark Bowser

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Is reluctant to say he's from Churubusco, IN... and with reason. If you ever meet the intersection of US-33 and Highway 205, don't stop. Keep going. And don't drink the water.

Yesterday's Coffee, Tusha Mittal

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Tusha Mittal, a writing & communication major, has always been addicted to mint chocolate and poetry. At age eight, her poems would be about Calcutta's moon. Now she enjoys writing about apples, coffee and poetry itself.

A New Way To Describe Moonlight, Kelsie Gray

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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Jackson Street, Kelsie Gray

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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Black Eyed Susan, Shannon Buell

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Junior writing major from Concord, MA. Fan of Thoreau and Emerson. Writing poetry since third grade.

Metonymy, Jacob Garbe

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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Alice Walker, Sarah Preuschl

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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Let Those Doggies Free, Lisbeth Prifogle

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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Thoughts From Statistics Class, Austin Diaz

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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Ashes, Kelly Wilson

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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From The Ashes, Marc Bowser

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Has lived 21+ years without Death showing up. Obsessed with squirrels, can impersonate Elmo.

25 Degrees Out, Jeremy Jones

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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You Remind Me Of My Father, Maggie Doherty

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Bigfork, Montana and PBR. Done with the metaphor thing.

A Poem I Wouldn't Write, Catherine Calabro

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Loves bocce and all other forms of good, clean fun.

Wallen, Charlie Carpenter

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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The Fall Of The Question, Matt Mcmahon

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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Unison, Catherine Calabro

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Loves bocce and all other forms of good, clean fun.

Agamemnon, Joel Street

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Now trying brevity. Likes the suffix -escent.

The Body Of Christ, Kevin Skillern

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

I love the "About the Author" section of literary magazines. It's a great opportunity to find out who the writer really is, and get inside their head a little. You can learn all kinds of cool things like where the author is from, where they are going, what they want to be after they graduate college, and their favorite color... which is always neat. It's a great thing to step inside the mind of a writer, and then try to find your way out without being covered in wax. Now, that's what I call a biohazard.

The Voice Of My Prayers, Elin Raun

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Loves English breakfast tea, sleeping, and rain. Thankful to grandparents for immigrating.

Delayed, Damon Xanthopoulos

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

After years in the clink, he’s back on the streets—with vengeance! Fictionalized bio with humor.

Florida, Kate Gehring

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Senior writing major. Plans to join Teach for America and teach in St. Louis before possibly law school.

Affair With An English Woman: Mary, Tim Rausch

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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I Asked The City, Catherine Calabro

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Catherine Calabro loves bocce and all other forms of good, clean fun. This has been her favorite joke since the sixth grade: Two guys walked into a bar and a third guy ducked.

Running Stones 02:04am 10/07/2003, Jeremy Jones

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Jeremy now thinks he is a kitten named Bert. He likes to drink milk and mew when doors are closed. He has fleas.

Red, Catherine Calabro

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

Catherine Calabro loves bocce and all other forms of good, clean fun. This has been her favorite joke since the sixth grade: Two guys walked into a bar and a third guy ducked.

After I Sold My Gold For The Price Of Pyrite, Erin Camin

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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