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Interview With Monica Youn, Matt Del Busto

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Monica Youn is the author of three books of poetry: Blackacre (2016), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; Ignatz (2010), which was a finalist for the National Book Award; and Barter (2003). Her poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including the New Yorker, the Paris Review, and the New York Times Magazine, and she has been awarded a Witter Bynner Fellowship from the Library of Congress and a Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University. A former attorney specializing in copyright and election law, she now teaches poetry at Princeton University. During …

Mindsight, Jessica Martorano

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Poetry by Jessica Martorano. Finalist in the 2018 Manuscripts Poetry Contest.

Infinity, Eric Baugh

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Prose by Eric Baugh. Finalist in the 2018 Manuscripts Prose Contest.

Mood Swings, Peter Larson

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Photography by Peter Larson.

Shadowed Shame, Carolyn Swartz

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Poetry by Carolyn Swartz.

White Lips, Carolyn Swartz

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Photography by Carolyn Swartz

How To Acquire A Stalker, Katherine Marquam

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Prose by Katherine Marquam.

Warm, Trembling, Etc., Fiona Schicho

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Poetry by Fiona Schicho.

Front Matter, Manuscripts Staff

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Includes table of contents and editor's note.

Quiet Johnny, Ryan Mccanna

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In 1987, Patricia and Leonard Porcello endowed the Wagner-Berger Prize to honor Patricia’s parents, Louis and Mary Wagner-Berger, and to support college women who are interested in writing short stories and novels. It is designed to encourage and reward excellence in creative writing at the College of Saint Benedict.

The Wagner-Berger Prize for fiction is the first scholarship of its kind at the College of Saint Benedict. It is a scholarship awarded annually to the CSB student who submits the most original, previously unpublished short story. All submissions are judged by a committee of English Department members, and the winner …

Confederacy Of Dunces #8, Mitchell Krockmalnik Grabois

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Mitchell Krockmalnik Grabois has had over fourteen-hundred of his poems and fictions appear in literary magazines in the U.S. and abroad. He has been nominated for numerous prizes, and was awarded the 2017 Booranga Writers’ Centre (Australia) Prize for Fiction. His novel, Two-Headed Dog, based on his work as a clinical psychologist in a state hospital, is available for Kindle and Nook, or as a print edition. To read more of his work, Google Mitchell Krockmalnik Grabois. He lives in Denver, Colorado, USA.

Angels, Chet Corey

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Chet Corey was born and raised in Minneapolis. Chet Corey’s poems have appeared in literary and religious journals since the mid-1960s, including Benedictines Magazine, Kansas Quarterly, Louisville Review, National Catholic Reporter, Review for Religious, South Dakota Review, and Windhover (U. of Mary-Hardin Baylor). Most recently poems have appeared in or are forthcoming in Coe Review, Right Hand Pointing and Stoneboat. Chet and his wife Kathy live alongside Bush Lake in Bloomington, Minnesota.

"I Love You Too", Mollee Girgen

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Ugly, Sarah Neve

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Sarah Neve grew up in the small town of Minnetrista, Minnesota, with her three younger brothers. She currently attends the College of St. Benedict as a first year and is majoring in Creative Writing with a Music minor. She plans to become an author in the future through novels and possibly poetry. Sarah’s hobbies include drawing and slowly transitioning to a sustainable and environmentally-friendly lifestyle.

After Much Pain, Bibhu Padhi

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Bibhu Padhi - A Pushcart Prize nominee, Bibhu Padhi has published eleven books of poems. His poems have appeared in distinguished magazines and anthologies throughout the English-speaking world. In USA they have been published, among others, in The Atlantic Review, The American Scholar, Colorado Review, Commonweal,, Confrontation, New Letters, Poet Lore, Prairie Schooner. Poetry, Southwest Review, Tulane Review and TriQuarterly. He lives with his family in Bhubaneswar, India.

Catherine, Sean Lause

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Sean Lause is a professor of English at Rhodes State College in Lima, Ohio. His poems have appeared in The Minnesota Review, Another Chicago Magazine, The Beloit Poetry Journal, The Pedestal, Atlanta Review, Sanskrit, Illuminations and Poetry International. He has published two books of poetry, Bestiary of Souls (FutureCycle Press, 2013) and the upcoming Wakeful Fathers and Dreaming Sons (Orchard Street Press).

Untitled, Simon Perchik

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Simon Perchik is an attorney whose poems have appeared in Partisan Review, Forge, Poetry, Osiris, The New Yorker and elsewhere. His most recent collection is The Osiris Poems published by box of chalk, 2017. For more information, including free e-books, his essay titled “Magic, Illusion and Other Realities” please visit his website at www.simonperchik.com.

The Forest, Maggie Pomerenke

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Maggie Pomerenke is gender non-binary double major in French and English, with a Creative Writing concentration from New Berlin, Wisconsin. They have been writing since they were very young, but really immersed themselves in the art during the last part of their high school career. They enjoy playing flute and piccolo, reading and listening to music as well as being a part of the swim and dive team at Saint Ben’s. Maggie enjoys writing many different genres as well as poetry and is a member of Pseudonym, and often shares their writing there.

Walls Keep In/Out, Diane Webster

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Diane Webster grew up in Eastern Oregon before she moved to Colorado. She enjoys drives in the mountains to view all the wildlife and scenery and takes amateur photographs. Writing poetry provides a creative outlet exciting in images and phrases Diane thrives in. Her work has appeared in The Hurricane Review, Eunoia Review, Illya's Honey, and other literary magazines.

Frost Scratches, Diane Webster

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Diane Webster grew up in Eastern Oregon before she moved to Colorado. She enjoys drives in the mountains to view all the wildlife and scenery and takes amateur photographs. Writing poetry provides a creative outlet exciting in images and phrases Diane thrives in. Her work has appeared in The Hurricane Review, Eunoia Review, Illya's Honey, and other literary magazines.

Questions Without Answers, Steph Haeg

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Stephanie Haeg is a senior history and creative writing major at the College of St. Benedict from Sauk Centre, MN.

Black Widow(Tm) Lipstick, Christopher Barnes

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Christopher Barnes’s first collection Lovebites is published by Chanticleer. Each year he reads at Poetry Scotland’s Callender Poetry Weekend. He also writes art criticism which has been published in Peel and Combustus magazines.

Elegy For Stan, Chet Corey

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Chet Corey was born and raised in Minneapolis. Chet Corey’s poems have appeared in literary and religious journals since the mid-1960s, including Benedictines Magazine, Kansas Quarterly, Louisville Review, National Catholic Reporter, Review for Religious, South Dakota Review, and Windhover (U. of Mary-Hardin Baylor). Most recently poems have appeared in or are forthcoming in Coe Review, Right Hand Pointing and Stoneboat. Chet and his wife Kathy live alongside Bush Lake in Bloomington, Minnesota.

This House, Holly Day

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Holly Day has taught writing classes at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 2000. Her poetry has recently appeared in Big Muddy, The Cape Rock, New Ohio Review, and Gargoyle, and her published books include Walking Twin Cities, Music Theory for Dummies, Ugly Girl, and The Yellow Dot of a Daisy. She has been a featured presenter at Write On, Door County (WI), North Coast Redwoods Writers' Conference (CA), and the Spirit Lake Poetry Series (MN). Her newest poetry collections, A Perfect Day for Semaphore (Finishing Line Press) and I'm in a Place Where Reason …

Road To Parque, Hannah Kosel

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Hannah Kosel is a 2018 graduate of the College of Saint Benedict. One of Hannah’s greatest experiences as a student was living in Guatemala for a semester. However, with every exciting experience came an equally challenging experience. With an interest in photography and storytelling, Hannah uses photos from her time abroad to portray the most honest picture of the realities of immersing oneself in an entirely new culture. Building upon her studies of public health, Hannah will continue to engage with issues of homelessness and food justice after graduation and is eager to continue incorporating photography into this work!

Workers, Larry Schug

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Larry Schug is retired from a life of various kinds of physical labor, including 34 years as Groundskeeper and Recycling coordinator at the College of St. Benedict. He currently volunteers as a tutor in the CSB/SJU Writing Centers and in various ways at Outdoor U. at St. John's. He's published eight books of poems, the most recent being A Blanket of Raven Feathers with North Star Press.

Choices, Bibhu Padhi

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Bibhu Padhi - A Pushcart Prize nominee, Bibhu Padhi has published eleven books of poems. His poems have appeared in distinguished magazines and anthologies throughout the English-speaking world. In USA they have been published, among others, in The Atlantic Review, The American Scholar, Colorado Review, Commonweal,, Confrontation, New Letters, Poet Lore, Prairie Schooner. Poetry, Southwest Review, Tulane Review and TriQuarterly. He lives with his family in Bhubaneswar, India.

When My History Is An Elective, Sydney Robinson

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Sydney-Elizabeth Robinson is a rising poet from Las Vegas, Nevada. She is a third year, English major at the College of Saint Benedict. Her creative works focus on minority identity, women’s empowerment, and LGBTQ+ issues. You can read more of her work at https://srxbinson.wixsite.com/sydd.

Lucy, Steph Haeg

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Stephanie Haeg is a senior history and creative writing major at the College of St. Benedict from Sauk Centre, MN.

Sparrow Poem #1, Holly Day

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Holly Day has taught writing classes at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 2000. Her poetry has recently appeared in Big Muddy, The Cape Rock, New Ohio Review, and Gargoyle, and her published books include Walking Twin Cities, Music Theory for Dummies, Ugly Girl, and The Yellow Dot of a Daisy. She has been a featured presenter at Write On, Door County (WI), North Coast Redwoods Writers' Conference (CA), and the Spirit Lake Poetry Series (MN). Her newest poetry collections, A Perfect Day for Semaphore (Finishing Line Press) and I'm in a Place Where Reason …