The English Department has recently introduced a large collection of student-picked books to its library, including James Baldwin’s Notes of a Native Son. The following is an introduction to the collection’s beginnings and Baldwin’s focuses throughout, written by English & Creative Writing student Izzy Simoes. Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin begins…
By Danielle JolieThe cat showed up at our door late on a Friday night. The scent of pumpkin spice drifted around my cottage, enveloping me in its warm familiarity. My girlfriend, Lita, was dicing up some herbs for our recipe while the water boiled on the stove. I was supposed to be preparing the less…
Daniella ZollerThis past August, Ursula Zia, a senior at Clark University, worked on their artist book Root Kinetics at the Center for Book Arts in New York. Ursula is double majoring in studio art and environmental studies, along with a minor in creative writing. They received funding to work on this project through the Steinbrecher…
By Ursula ZiaVandana Singh’s reading and workshop on November 17th granted us listening participants to an amorphous network of possibility in fiction. Through language, Singh ravels and unravels threads of science and society on multiple scales. Her abstract and interdisciplinary work is grounded in a few concrete representations of objects that funnel out of complex…
By Cassie MayerIn spite of the snowy weather, “Across Languages: A Writers’ Roundtable” co-sponsored by the English Department and the Higgins School for the Humanities a part of the Language, Literature & Culture department’s Speaker Series on March 14th was a vibrant interpersonal exchange of individual yet intertwined voices. Elizabeth Torres AKA “Madam Neverstop”, Colombian-American…
By Jordan HolleyCW: Discussions of racism, antisemitism, and violence On Wednesday, November 2nd at 12:00 PM, students and faculty gathered in the Higgins Lounge in Dana Commons for “Truth and/or Fiction? Faculty discuss fictional depictions of the history of racial violence.” The event celebrated the publication of Professor Ousmane K. Power-Greene’s debut novel, The Confessions of…
A year into the Pandemic, Rachel Lloyd (Class of 2020) reflects on the coming of spring. This piece is a sequel to “Less Pomp, More Circumstance” (published here last June), which details Rachel’s experience of having a driveway graduation. Odilon Redon, The Chariot of Apollo (series) Read “Less Pomp, More Circumstance” here. A year later,…
by Rachel Lloyd Like most (if not all) of Clark’s 2020 graduates, I spent a large part of Sunday May 24th, the date of our virtual commencement, in front my computer. I had my laptop in front of me, but from my parents’ converted-garage, where I have been living since the start of this…
Dean Esther Jones explains the ways science fiction can benefit young readers, especially during Covid-19 times. Young people who are “hooked” on watching fantasy or reading science fiction may be on to something. Contrary to a common misperception that reading this genre is an unworthy practice, reading science fiction and fantasy may help young people cope, especially…
Clark Alum Lee V. Gaines writes on the conflicting emotions that arose after receiving an award during Covid-19, and rallying pride as best she can.I recently learned I won an award. I received my first ever regional Edward R. Murrow award for best news series. Now, I’m up for a national award, which is cool.…
