Spring 2023
Tomorrow’s Gonna Love You (Outro)
Lucas Oktay Lucas Oktay is a Sophomore from Seattle studying Computer Science and Theatre. His biggest musical inspirations are Car Seat Headrest, Hozier, and The Microphones.
To My Lover
Maelea Tan Maelea Tan is a junior theatre major at Northwestern University, minoring in art theory and practice as well as entrepreneurship. They are also part of the leadership certificate program and are planning to add a curious life certificate in the Fall of 2023. MAE∙LEA /meɪ ˈli ʌ/ (noun) A performance and visual artist.
Study in Longing
Roy Zhu a willow tree late in summer, bending towards the water my mother’s hair through my fingers as i pluck each strand of white the snow still falling on your tongue as twilight comes on the letter i write in my head: sincerely, I love you, I’m sorry, goodbye a whistle from the train… Read More Study in Longing
The Stifling Entrapment of an Eternal Moth
Ginny Lee There is a moth who sniffles and sulks at the train station at every dawn without fail. I am there most weekdays because the coffee shop I work at starts its daily cycle around then. The moth would greet me with a nod as we became friendly strangers. For the first few months,… Read More The Stifling Entrapment of an Eternal Moth
Krio
Olatunji Osho-Williams Royalty ravaged my family tree, the invisible white hand of the market, that tore roots from limbs from names and sucked our sugar and beat us with the cane. Royalty ravaged my family tree, so my blood runs through forests, and jungles, and leaves red rubied streaks stretched about the Atlantic: a… Read More Krio
Reciprocity, Balance, Comfort (A Dream)
Audrey Clarendon Audrey Clarendon is a first-year Physics/Astronomy and Art student. Of her many passions, art and painting are primary. She’s been experimenting with oil paints since the sixth grade and hasn’t tired of them yet. Her other hobbies include language learning, playing card games, and eating breakfast food.
The Hunter
Asiyah Arastu I follow my grandfather into the woods beyond the rusted gate, my eyes trained on his muffled outline. He plods along, steady and deliberate, and he motions for me to step where he steps, to speak softly, if at all. Day-old deer tracks dot the snow. Always, during these forays, he is careful… Read More The Hunter
Anya
Alijah Hill Dinner sat on the table. It was a prime roast that had been simmering in the oven for the past four hours and forty-five minutes alongside perfectly diced onions, carrots, and potatoes–all the same size. The inner portion of the meat was rosewood colored, and the glaze was precisely and evenly distributed throughout… Read More Anya
Junkyard Smash
Maelea Tan Maelea Tan is a junior theatre major at Northwestern University, minoring in art theory and practice as well as entrepreneurship. They are also part of the leadership certificate program and are planning to add a curious life certificate in the Fall of 2023. MAE∙LEA /meɪ ˈli ʌ/ (noun) A performance and visual artist.
Sound Poem
Mak Carnahan Mak Carnahan is a member of the Northwestern University class of 2026.
