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Pathos, Fall 2018, Portland State University. Student Publications Board

Pathos

Editor: Sadie Jordan

Orpheus, Fall 2018: Bedside, University Of Dayton

Orpheus: UD's Literary and Artistic Magazine

No abstract provided.

Ici-Bas!, Nicholas A. Koloian

Student Publications

High school student Moses King isn't a goody two-shoes, but the bully Samuel doesn't understand (or care) about this fact. In this story written by Nicholas Koloian, Moses finds his retribution through his bold friend, Henry, who must overcome his own problems in a tale exploring race, sexuality, and high school bullying.

Ode To Being In-Between, Corey S. Ullman

Student Publications

A poem about melancholy, loneliness, airports, and travelling.

The Nurturing Nature Of Nature, Katie F. Mercer

Student Publications

This piece of creative non-fiction describes my relationship with National Parks and the way their beauty and power has shaped my life.

Carrying Loss, Hallie S. Wilk

Student Publications

"Carrying Loss" is a creative nonfiction piece I wrote based off of someone I know, a mother who discovers that she is pregnant with a baby that has Trisomy 18, a genetic disease with very low survival rates. This piece follows the internal struggle of the mother as she deals with this information, and decides to carry the baby to full term, despite the fact he has passed inside of her. It ends on the day of the baby's birth as a still born.

Rocky Horror: A Study In Shadows And Flight, Julia M. Chin

Student Publications

“Rocky Horror: A Study in Shadows and Flight” is a creative nonfiction piece that analyzes the infamous legacy left by the cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. As a first-year in college, the speaker strings together a series of vignettes from different encounters with the film in her life, from her first midnight showing to her first performance as Columbia in a live production. In a few pages, this piece examines the meaning of identity and freedom as the speaker works through repulsion, rebellion, and all things Rocky.

A Sign, Rachel M. Crowe

Student Publications

"A Sign" is a narrative about the experience of grief and how relationships are strengthened by shared experience. It tells the story of two different women who come together and inhabit a space of mutual understanding in the wake of their mother's death.

Kodak Moments, Lauren J. Browning

Student Publications

Poem reminiscing about a childhood interaction with her father. Despite being past her bedtime, she waits until her father gets home to hear about his day. The speaker likens the memory to a photograph captured in time.

Within The Pillars Of Hercules, Grace L. Herron

Student Publications

The Kiona’s hull sliced neatly through the batting waves, her sails pulling forward with the ceaseless breath of the northwestern winds. The boards of the ship hummed beneath Carrice Leon’s feet, interlaced with the rhythmic beating of 170 oars against serene waters. In the distance, white spires were beginning to peak just above the starboard horizon, a shimmering beacon in the endless blue. They were making good time, despite the previous day’s storm. Carrice looked up to find the sun high in the sky. “Starboard side, in-oars!” Her voice boomed across the length of the deck, ringing clear over the …

Tread, Joanne L. Detore

Publications

No abstract provided.

Tread, Joanne L. Detore

Publications

No abstract provided.

Love In The Anthropocene, Catherine Olver

The Goose

Poetry by Catherine Olver.

For That What Didn't, Sue Britt

Theses

ABSTRACT The work of this book was pursued with the objective of exploring psychological and sociological causes and effects of the human condition with themes including family, love, solitude, loss, abandonment, estrangement, maternity, sex, and gender power dynamics--especially that of male dominance of women and varying female responses to this sociological organization--using characters, animals, settings and voices in the artistic medium of poetry. The assembly of the book is in the style of novel structure, but neither story nor chronology were considered in the order of organization as each poem is an independent piece. Epigraphs were used at the beginning …

Weather, Yvonne E. Blomer

The Goose

Poetry by Yvonne Blomer.

Marcelo Hernandez Castillo Poetry Reading And Book Signing, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Community Engagement Theme

No abstract provided.

Conversation With Coleridge, Micheal O'Siadhail

Critical Inquiries Into Irish Studies

Micheal O’Siadhail has published sixteen collections of poetry. He was awarded an Irish American Cultural Institute prize for poetry in 1982 and in 1998 the Marten Toonder prize for Literature. His poem suites, The Naked Flame, Summerfest and Earlsfort Suite were commissioned and set to music for performance and broadcasting. He has given poetry readings and broadcasts in Ireland, Britain, Europe and North America.

Season Of Fires, Rina Garcia Chua

The Goose

"Season of Fires" is an exploration of the intersection of loss, denial, and acceptance during the 2017 wildfire season in the Okanagan Valley.

Uncontrolled Burn, Elizabeth Miller

The Goose

Poetry by Elizabeth Miller.

The Weather, Rob B. Budde

The Goose

Poetry by Rob Budde.

Cariboo Fires, 2017, Susan Mccaslin, Mark Haddock

The Goose

A union of poetry and photography exploring the devastating impact of the wildfires in the Cariboo region of British Columbia in the summer of 2017 in relation to climate change.

That Was Then, This Is Hell, Christine L. Lowther

The Goose

Author describes a storm at her floating home and wonders it it is a by-product of human industry/ climate change.

A Roof Of One's Own: Widow Walking In The Anthropocene, Anna C. Mullen

The Goose

A nonfiction work that explores widow's walks in a time of climate change on the coasts. This piece walks the lines between speculative fiction and lyrical essay.

Snc Day: A September Tradition

St. Norbert Times

• News
  • SNC Day: A September Tradition
  • Economic Study’s Promising Results for Allouez
  • The CVC Goes Green
  • Religion Meets Art: The St. John’s Bible
  • SNC Moves Up in National Ranks
• Opinion
  • The Importance of Arguments
  • What the Future Might Hold
  • Living Simply: A Reflection
  • Just Do It
• Features
  • Ruth’s Marketplace Remodeled
  • SNC Annual Involvement Fair
• Entertainment
  • Student Spotlight
  • Sudoku
  • Trivia
  • Where is Hip-Hop Going?
  • Winners and Loser of Summer 2018
  • Music Opinion
  • Junk Drawer: Reboots We Want to See
• Sports
  • Men’s Soccer Defeats Lakeland, 14-0
  • “QB: 1 Beyond the Lights” Review
  • Diving Into New Tradition
  • Friday Wrap Up: Volleyball, XC

Plasticpoems, Fiona Tinwei Lam

The Goose

These are poems that comment on and depict the extensiveness of marine plastic pollution and the overflow of plastics in landfills in our environment in a humorous and pictorial way via concrete/visual poetry.

Two Poems, Karli Woods

The Goose

Poetry by Karli Woods.

Dennis Ross Poetry Submission, Dennis Ross

Westview

No abstract provided.

Silencer, Green Apples, October Sunset, Last Day, Birds And Trees, Richard Dinges Jr

Westview

No abstract provided.

Oh No, Guadalajara Won't Do, Beth E. Goldner

Westview

No abstract provided.

Poetry Re-Submission - Loren Smith, Loren Smith

Westview

No abstract provided.