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Thawing, Isabella Capasso '14 May 2012

Thawing, Isabella Capasso '14

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

No abstract provided.


The Sibyl Dreaming Of Death And Murder While Hanging In Her Clay Jar, Bethany Buis '12 May 2012

The Sibyl Dreaming Of Death And Murder While Hanging In Her Clay Jar, Bethany Buis '12

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

No abstract provided.


The Night And The Morning, John Gardner '55 May 2012

The Night And The Morning, John Gardner '55

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

Published in The DePauw Magazine, May 1956


Grapes And The Hills Of Spain, John Jakes '53 May 2012

Grapes And The Hills Of Spain, John Jakes '53

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

From The Boulder, December 1951


Lighters, Mark Joskowiak '14 May 2012

Lighters, Mark Joskowiak '14

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

No abstract provided.


Brain Injury, Amanda Feller '13 May 2012

Brain Injury, Amanda Feller '13

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

for M.A.S.


Guide To Light Head's Guide To Addiction, Stephen Shapiro '13 May 2012

Guide To Light Head's Guide To Addiction, Stephen Shapiro '13

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

for Terrence Hayes


Biography, Barbara Kingsolver '77 May 2012

Biography, Barbara Kingsolver '77

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

Published in Opus, 4, Spring 1976.


Desiderata, Max Ehrmann '94 May 2012

Desiderata, Max Ehrmann '94

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

Largely unknown in Ehrmann’s lifetime, the poem was compiled by Frederick Kates, rector of Saint Paul’s Church in Baltimore, MD in 1959 as part of a devotional poetry collection. The Church’s name and founding year were inscribed on the collection: “Old Saint Paul’s Church, Baltimore A.D. 1692.” This date was mistakenly attributed to the poem itself, leading scholars to believe that rector Kates had found this 17th century poem that Ehrmann had taken credit for. This conspiracy theory died out, but the mark remains popular as a devotional poem. Les Crane’s spoken-word recording of the poem reached #8 on the …


Iii., Connor Willett '12 May 2012

Iii., Connor Willett '12

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

2012 Winner of the Paul Query Prize in Poetry.

  • Hometown; Bloomington, IN.
  • Post-Graduate Plans; MFA in Poetry, University of Woshington.
  • Influential Poets: Gary Snyder, William Carlos Williams.

Note on the Paul Query Prize portfolio published throughout this edition: Currently I'm working on an extended work titled, "Immunity." Right now I’m immersed in it. It started with my Grandmother, Holly, falling in a bed of poison ivy when she was pregnant, which led to my father's immunity to it. Yet it has evolved into so much more—a mythological tale about who I call ‘The Holy Field," and how and who it …


The Heart Of St. Laurence O'Toole, Zachary Darwish '12 May 2012

The Heart Of St. Laurence O'Toole, Zachary Darwish '12

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

No abstract provided.


Another Look, Ann Marie Elliot '12 May 2012

Another Look, Ann Marie Elliot '12

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

No abstract provided.


X., Connor Willett '12 May 2012

X., Connor Willett '12

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

2012 Winner of the Paul Query Prize in Poetry.

  • Hometown; Bloomington, IN.
  • Post-Graduate Plans; MFA in Poetry, University of Washington.
  • Influential Poets: Gary Snyder, William Carlos Williams.

Note on the Paul Query Prize portfolio published throughout this edition: Currently I'm working on an extended work titled, "Immunity." Right now I’m immersed in it. It started with my Grandmother, Holly, falling in a bed of poison ivy when she was pregnant, which led to my father's immunity to it. Yet it has evolved into so much more—a mythological tale about who I call ‘The Holy Field," and how and who it …


The Island, Micah Ling '03 May 2012

The Island, Micah Ling '03

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

Published in A Midwestern Review, Fall 2001


Dream, Micah Ling '03 May 2012

Dream, Micah Ling '03

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

Published in A Midwestern Review, Fall 2001


Vii., Connor Willett '12 May 2012

Vii., Connor Willett '12

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

2012 Winner of the Paul Query Prize in Poetry.

  • Hometown; Bloomington, IN.
  • Post-Graduate Plans; MFA in Poetry, University of Washington.
  • Influential Poets: Gary Snyder, William Carlos Williams.


Portrait, Barbara Kingsolver '77 May 2012

Portrait, Barbara Kingsolver '77

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

Published in Opus, 4, Spring 1976


You Never Had A Sister, Mary Ardery '15 May 2012

You Never Had A Sister, Mary Ardery '15

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

No abstract provided.


Apocalypse Sestina, Jc Pankratz Sep 2011

Apocalypse Sestina, Jc Pankratz

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

No abstract provided.


Tracing Tree Rings, Maria Skiles Sep 2011

Tracing Tree Rings, Maria Skiles

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

No abstract provided.


Solo, Zheyi Liu Sep 2011

Solo, Zheyi Liu

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

No abstract provided.


A Confession, April Daugherty Sep 2011

A Confession, April Daugherty

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

No abstract provided.


A Great Tree Near Its Death, Caitlin Adams Sep 2011

A Great Tree Near Its Death, Caitlin Adams

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

No abstract provided.


Cherry Trees Ought To Be You, Nicky Chokran Sep 2011

Cherry Trees Ought To Be You, Nicky Chokran

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

No abstract provided.


Half-Pennies, Zach Donisch Sep 2011

Half-Pennies, Zach Donisch

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

No abstract provided.


Kissing Linda Evans, Ann Marie Elliott Sep 2011

Kissing Linda Evans, Ann Marie Elliott

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

No abstract provided.


Fuchsias, Amanda Feller Sep 2011

Fuchsias, Amanda Feller

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

No abstract provided.


Nakedness, Rachel Gearinger Sep 2011

Nakedness, Rachel Gearinger

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

No abstract provided.


Getting Close With Your Mother, Connor Willett Sep 2011

Getting Close With Your Mother, Connor Willett

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

No abstract provided.


Cognitive Dissonance, Kirsten Ysseldyke Sep 2011

Cognitive Dissonance, Kirsten Ysseldyke

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

No abstract provided.