Helicon’s 40th Anniversary: Interview with Lisa Getter, Helicon co-founderTara Wu The Unknowable ThingsBlair N Donohue MatriphagyBlair N Donohue BornKourtni McNeil MissingKourtni McNeil RemainSammy Sobel Ahead and AboveJT Tsuchiya lumbricus terrestrisJT Tsuchiya MENstruationAdala Makhulo Mrs. Hansel’s 3rd Period History ClassHaley Dudzinski FloodNoah Rabinovitch Tide in 2 PartsMarcela Adeze Okeke See How It Trembles InsideMarcela Adeze Okeke… Read More Table of Contents

HELICON metamorphoses: The first 40 years In the Spring of 2020, in a world shut down by a global pandemic, in a nation cruelly divided by race and class, it is a pleasant respite to reflect on the 40th anniversary of Helicon. To generation after generation of Northwestern students Helicon has offered a welcoming space… Read More Note from our advisor

Dear readers, ______In a moment when so many Northwestern traditions have been lost, we are immensely grateful and proud to present the Spring 2020 issue of Helicon Literary & Arts Magazine. With its first appearance in Spring 1980, publishing Helicon is a tradition now 40 years strong. We had hoped to celebrate this milestone year… Read More Editor’s Note