by Jacqueline Ott Dr. Orr and I sit in his office in BC on a strangely beautiful Friday afternoon, having a typical conversation for an English student and her professor: aka, why Don DeLillo is the greatest writer of modern times, the looming horror that is life after school (“That’s why I never left!” says…
Life After the English Major
by Hope Dorman On February 9th, the English Department hosted a panel called “Life After the English Major” which featured alumni who majored in English and provided some insight into what their careers look like a few years down the road. We heard from a news reporter, a school psychologist, a marketing manager at Nike,…
Submit to Writers Magazine!
by Morgan Mann Hey all you creative-types! You know that profound poem, striking short story, or perfect photograph you have just sitting there in your computer?* Writers Magazine wants it! Send your creativewriting and visual art to writersmagazine2016@gmail.com by February 12th for the chance to be published. Keep up to date on everything Writers…
To Be ‘Small-Time’ Published
by Olivia Van Wey It is no secret that an English major’s biggest fear and greatest aspiration is to enter the world of publishing. We spend our whole college careers reading original works by accomplished authors and then deconstructing them with mounds of literary criticism. These people have so much to say, and let’s be…
Alumni Success: Rebecca Parks
by Hope Dorman To start off the semester, we have some incredible news about a recent graduate! Rebecca Parks ’15 has been teaching English in Ankara, Turkey on a Fulbright Scholarship. While that alone is a remarkable accomplishment, she has also just gotten notification that she will be published in The Sigma Tau Delta Review,…
Post-Grad Life: Hannah Robinson
By Morgan Mann After a tenth grade career goal change-of-heart, followed by years of whole-heartedly pursuing her dream of becoming an editor, Hannah Robinson is now living that dream. At UP, Hannah always showed a sense of pleasant professionalism and a potential for greatness. Hannah graduated in 2014, and has been living in New York…
Featured Freshman: Acacia Welsford
by Morgan Mann I came across Acacia Welsford in an ENG 325 discussion when, amid the awkward silence, she spoke up with an equally academic and eloquent response. Even in the first few weeks of class, her comments on various texts and theories prove to be insightful and impressive. She isn’t intimidated by an upper-division…
What is SLAC?
by Rachel Macklin Hi everyone! My name is Rachel Macklin, and I’m your friendly SLAC representative this year. (SLAC stands for the Student Leadership Advisory Council. Don’t worry, I had no idea what it was either.) We’re a group of students who meets once a month with the dean of the College of Arts and…
An Interview with Elyse Fenton
by Jackie Ott In a short poem entitled “Endurance,” Elyse Fenton writes: “I used to stand in doorways and know / there was no human way to go on or through” (46). This poem, along with so many others reverently bound in Clamor, captures a deep human emotion not easily put into words. Fenton’s poetry engages…
by Morgan Mann Readers and writers rejoice—Wordstock is back and better than before. This year, the festival will be on Saturday, November 7th, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Portland Art Museum. You won’t want to miss this great gathering of lit-minded locals. Relaunched by Literary Arts, this will be the 30th anniversary…