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Maga's Kitchen, Miguel Jimenez

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

Miguel Jimenez is from the South Side of Chicago. He is currently a student at DePauw University double-majoring in English writing and Latin American and Caribbean studies. On the weekends, he blends hip-hop, jazz, and classic rock on his turntables.

The Bathtub, Kelsie Grey

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

Kelsie Grey is a senior music performance major from Oklahoma City. She would like to thank her clandestine sidekick, Dylan the cat, for all the nights he spent drinking red wine, writing, and occasionally, smoking with her. Kelsie has poetry forthcoming in "miller's pond" and "Tar Wolf Review." She invites any of you into her lair for a night of intensive ouijaing.

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!".

Meniscus, Jason Link

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Jason Link is a Junior from Traverse City, MI. "Me, I'm dishonest and a dishonest man you can always trust as being dishonest, honestly, it's the honest ones you have to look out for because you never know when they'll do something completely...stupid."

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.

First Orgasm, Kellie Duke

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Kellie Duke is a senior from Flora, IL. As an English writing major and a political science and Spanish double minor, most of her senior year has taken place inside the classroom. Apart from being a quasi- nerd, you're likely to find her rallying for the Bush administration or relaxing at the Pi Beta Phi house.

The Jackhammer Tree, 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 …

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 …

It's Cold Commercialism In The Land Of The Free, 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 …

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.

Alice Walker, Sarah Preuschl

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A New Way To Describe Moonlight, Kelsie Gray

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Black Eyed Susan, Shannon Buell

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

Agamemnon, Joel Street

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Now trying brevity. Likes the suffix -escent.

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.

Metonymy, Jacob Garbe

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Jackson Street, Kelsie Gray

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Thoughts From Statistics Class, Austin Diaz

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Ashes, Kelly Wilson

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Red, Catherine Calabro

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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

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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.

Entropy, Joel Street

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

Joel Street is a freshman from Carmel, Indiana. He channels his neuroses into poetry, unnecessary gesticulation, and self-punishing hopscotch marathons.

Her Vacation Story, Joel Street

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

Joel Street is a freshman from Carmel, Indiana. He channels his neuroses into poetry, unnecessary gesticulation, and self-punishing hopscotch marathons.

Mary Shelley: A Meditation On Frankenstein And Self, Katie Lemke

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I, too, have a thing for Canada.

Affair With An English Woman: Mary, Tim Rausch

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Edward, Chris Merker

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

I'm a senior writing major from St. Louis. I enjoy Kenny G, quiet evenings at home with my cat, and long walks on the beach.

Night Hawks, Chris Merker

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

I'm a senior writing major from St. Louis. I enjoy Kenny G, quiet evenings at home with my cat, and long walks on the beach.

Statistic, Dan Bailey

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Dan Bailey is a senior from Indianapolis, IN. He is an English Writing and French double major, and is also active with the student newspaper and radio station. His future plans include finding gainful employment, and eventually attending graduate school to receive his MFA in creative writing.

Circular Quay, Maggie Mcquiston

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

5 things that make me happy: flannel sheets, playing hockey, "Brown Eyed Girl," Sydney, Australia, and cheddar ranch frito twists