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Reflecting Adelaide Ray Young Swimming in Lake Michigan Elysia Lopez Bayshore Boulevard Ava Paulsen Sliver of Vanity Jessica Vallan Exits Ryan Morton wrestling wind Kaitlyn Hung Untitled Elsie Hayduk and on that day Atarah Israel A Civilised People Olivia Mofus Bargaining Maelea Tan Enoch Sees the Light in His Final Testimony Elijah Elvin Patron Saint… Read More Table of Contents
Editor’s Note
For over forty years, Helicon Literary and Arts Magazine has celebrated Northwestern’s undergraduate artists, writers, and poets, publishing a plethora of works that delve into journeys of self-discovery, daring adventures, contemplative soliloquies, absurdist and esoteric ruminations, and more. In the pieces you are about to read, you will find all of these experiences, as well… Read More Editor’s Note
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Self Depiction Hannah Boruchov Reeling in the Anthropocene Levy Deckard Adam and Eve Maelea Tan A Kumquat Téa Baum Something in the Water Emily Gordon Qingming Roy Zhu I Know Ida Lucia McConnell Don’t Regret a Thing Lucas Oktay Colpo D’Aria Julia Neus Unraveled I Hannah Boruchov Humid Olatunji Osho-Williams Cimarrona’s Song (A Hero’s Journey)… Read More Table of Contents
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In the pages you are about to read, the myriad artists, poets, musicians, and authors who contribute to Helicon Literary and Arts Magazine will guide you through an eclectic, emotional, and engrossing journey. From a plethora of gorgeous pieces that provoke questions on the nature of selfhood and purpose, to works that contemplate our relationships… Read More Editor’s Note
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Stretch Yourself ThinAnoushka Dasgupta After Work HoursLila Shea Les MiserablesDuncan Mwangi AfternoonCollin Porter incantation / cosmologyRoy Zhu Your Time Is Done Now (A Self Love Overture)Audrey Clarendon DadiAsiyah Arastu cough syrup jello soul (with peaches)Ginny Lee Dearth VaderArav Mediratta Clytemnestra’s PietaChloe Chow Nightly RitualRyan Morton Next to Me (feat. RHOME)Moyana Olivia (feat. RHOME) DreamVaultsMary Caserio… Read More Table of Contents
Editor’s Note
At Helicon Literary and Arts Magazine, it is our mission to showcase and celebrate the artistic output of Northwestern’s creative community. For over forty years, we have done so, and in the pages of our Winter 2023 issue, we continue this legacy. Inside, you will find an array of beautiful, visceral, and evocative pieces that… Read More Editor’s Note
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horseMarcelo Quesada Stilled LifeKatie Hwang Cold Snacks on a Freezing Cold Day in Brookfield, IllinoisBlake Croft those which we could never own we wish to possessJonic Zhu SundayAshby Baker JellyfishMary Caeserio No One Likes to GrieveGus Moody MermaidsSophie Bonfigli I scrub trashcans/my Father cleans the kill floorKatherine Hessler Mother / Tongue / Slanted / SongRoy… Read More Table of Contents
Editor’s Note
As my time as editor-in-chief comes to an end, I look back fondly at everything Helicon has done for me. I’ve been inspired at every step of the process, from reading the thrilling and original work of our contributors, to discussing the wide range of submissions with the brilliant members of our staff. The pieces… Read More Editor’s Note
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Sedona Poem #2Roy Zhu | 朱若忆 my father, a fishermanSam Alvarez Call it aSophia Kathryn Jackson IncomingCollin Porter The Gilded OneSirin Jitklongsub NoahSam Alvarez a mercurial dayThomas Quinn In which Darwish imparts architectural adviceAhlaam Moledina Night RidersAlivia Wynn The SubletterGus Moody Clara,Aleah Vega The Day It All Went WrongThomas Quinn alicia, with loveLucia Padilla Katz… Read More Table of Contents
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This issue is the culmination of creativity, passion, and unyielding dedication to the arts and the written word. Our contributors have created pieces that traverse time and place and memory; I am truly in awe and filled with inspiration by the work that fills these pages. From poems about loss and love to stories that… Read More Editor’s Note
