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“Losing Grace” by Danielle Smith

Losing Grace Throughout my career as an English major, I have read many accounts from people’s live recounting invaluable morals from personal experience. And intrigued by this genre, I decided to try my inexperienced hand this noble educating. Through this—I … Continue reading

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“Absence” by Eamon Thomasson

Can one express with accented quarter notes twilight reflected in brass and strings in the same way the sunrise reminds the sidewalk of its loneliness? If I were to articulate to you the dance of the spirits, you would dance … Continue reading

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“A Eulogy” by Danielle Smith

A Eulogy I went to feed my heart and found it dead, Starved by my ever-insatiable greed, I start to grieve, but “No need,” he said, “No need for such sad feelings felt To live the lot which life to … Continue reading

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“On Breakfast Serial” by Eamon Thomasson

For me, writing has mostly been a relaxing and enjoyable activity. This isn’t to say I’ve  chuckled and danced through every essay I’ve ever written, nor is it to say I’ve thought my writing is perfect, enjoyable to read, or … Continue reading

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“Bride of the World: Shakuntala Revisited” by Gayathri Raj

The bride of the world Wears vermillion on her forehead At an eternal stalemate with her husband, Who is sensate, yet illusory. Within her reach and yet wildly without, Incomprehensible. She darkens the rims of her eyes, so no one … Continue reading

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The Cats Walk in To Play: a Poem by Emmanuel Thomastein

The cats walk in to play, Not one of them a stray, They twirl and whirl and grin so wide, How they puff their chests up in such pride.   100 cats I count in total, not one of them … Continue reading

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Sunday by Eric Feldstein

Mommy can I play? No, not today, But please, please, may? No, no, it’s Sunday, What should I say? That you may, that you can play? Can I play Monday? You can play Monday. Mommy can I play? No, not … Continue reading

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Lucky Charms by Danielle Smith

My shooting star, My crescent moon, My golden pot, My red balloon, Leprechaun hat, With four leaf’d clove, Purple shoe, pink heart And colored bow. So sweet, too sweet, Sweetly tragic, Plain oat pieces, Delicious magic. It once was daily, … Continue reading

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“Mad for Mathcore: Appreciating a Subgenre of Heavy Metal Rock Music” by Angel Wang

As music critic Heidi Waleson stated in the Columbia panel discussion on Friday, April 25, “It’s not a critic’s job to make people love a certain performance or genre of music. It’s their job to make the audience listen in … Continue reading

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Ode 1.19 by Horace (translated by Danielle Smith)

The savage Mother of that child Cupid And Bacchus, the boy of Theban Semele, And wanton License command me to return My heart to finished loves. The brightness of that courtesan Glycera burns me, More refined than Parian marble, gleaming; … Continue reading

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