Spring 2023
Don’t Regret a Thing
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.
I Know Ida
Lucia McConnell Lucia McConnell is a first-year student from Kenilworth, IL pursuing majors in ISP and Applied Mathematics and a minor in Art Theory and Practice.
Qingming
after Tyehimba Jess Roy Zhu the season clear and bright i stir to the scent of this air … Read More Qingming
Something in the Water
Emily Gordon Emily Gordon is a junior studying Mechanical Engineering and Design. She enjoys bridging the gap between technical realism and creative freedom.
A Kumquat
Téa Baum The door to the house is shut. There are three separate locks: the first a rusting mahogany bolt, the second a corkscrew textured black, the third a thick bronze chain latched securely on the wall. She installed the second and third locks one month ago. Not by herself. It was a ruggedly handsome… Read More A Kumquat
Adam and Eve
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.
Reeling in the Anthropocene
Levy Deckard With calloused hands, two fisherman slouch clandestinely spinning threaded glass from murky shallows of storm drain deluge to pseudo-solid sands of cracked concrete. Their divine watery domain sits beside the confines of the Richmond Road McDonald’s bordered by a thronged megachurch christ has overlooked. Alack! The hulking concrete, corporate chapel clouds the smoggy… Read More Reeling in the Anthropocene
Self Depiction
Hannah Boruchov Hannah Boruchov is a multidisciplinary artist working in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, and textile arts. She is a senior graduating in June with a major in Mechanical Engineering, minor in art theory and practice, and certificate in design. Outside of school she is working on expanding her art practice and combining it with… Read More Self Depiction
Table of Contents
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
Editor’s Note
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
