EKPHRASIS (art & word pairings)
FOOTNOTES FROM LOVE with Artwork by Vikram Raj
Gas Guzzler | Dog Tired ~ Lance Colet & D’Andre Tillman
Ode to a Cormorant with Artwork by Daniel Abramov & Nicolas Fay
Prophesy with Artwork by Meera Gupta
There is No Thunder in Space by Ryan Zaff
TRANSLATION
À: L by Erika Neemeyer
Tu Hambre Sabe by Anonymous
Vera by Elizaveta Skulskaia
“Ville de l’amour” by Colby Kloehr
ART
aberration, glitch, bloom, pinch by Lelaina Scott
Cherryland by Charani Gauravaram
Connections by Charani Gauravaram
Harassment by Elham Hajesmaeili
Harbor by Austin Hill
MARYAM by Elham Hajesmaeili
Single Mom by Elham Hajesmaeili
Star-crossed by Elham Hajesmaeili
Sunset on the Whitney by Austin Hill
Synthetic Memories by Ellie Wullert
torn by Lelaina Scott
FICTION
Clear Pine by Kameron Skrobacz
Heavy Rain by Thiago Rego
Keep Holding On by Sierra Auman
Mr. & Mrs. Chaos by Katherine Joyce
People Like Us by Huzaifa Malik
Smoke and Fire by Sierra Auman
The Cycle by Sarah Langer
The Lightning Bug Escape by Bethany Tomes
The Lovers Macabre by Ayden Mateo Herold
Things That Follow by Timothy Blakeslee
Two Aces by Ashleigh Earyes
Vanity by Katherine Engleka
CREATIVE NON-FICTION
I Imagine by Emmanuela Eneh
Inflation of the Spoken Word by Elliot Rose
Lemon Tree by Sarah Langer
My First Love by Emma Scott
Ripples in the Water by Dana Lynch
Robert Horan (1942-2021) by Victoria Gough
Slowed to a Tractor’s Crawl by Lance Colet
Sounds Like Somewhere I Once Was by Kate Irwin
The Ache of Endings by Kate Irwin
Your Average Relaxing Canoe Ride by Katie Volz
POETRY
Aise Zamane by Huzaifa Malik
Cardboard Dishwasher by Ella Freda
Childish by Emmanuela Eneh
common grounds by Anonymous
Cultural Parasite by Thiago Rego
Discount by Josh Reiff
Donner Table For Two by Colby Kloehr
Drinking Rain by Sofia Rosenbaum
Fungi Feed on Carcinogens and Corpses by J.D
How to Leave a Home by Ashleigh Earyes
Laundry Day by Sarah Langer
Liquor Store by Carter Cavaliere
Love Birds by Sarah Langer
Poem Seven by Carly Jane
Poem Six by Carly Jane
Questions for Assholes by Jonathan Krystopolski
Soliloquy because it sounds nice by Huzaifa Malik
Swallow the Burden by Ashley Person
The Great Flood by Carter Cavaliere
The Stooges at The Cincinnati Summer Pop Music Festival, June 1970 by Jonathan Krystopolski
Throw it Away – Refuse to Reuse by Danni West-Habjanetz
To Live In The Borderlands by Clio Roker
Untitled by Ethan M. Capitano
“WEAK” by Emmanuela Eneh
Weinermobile by Sarah Langer
MUSIC
FILM
Moonlight by Nathan Tam
SLIME by Kameron Skrobacz
All contributions to KLIO 2023 are by Penn State University Park students, with the exception of:
- Timothy Blakeslee, Penn State Harrisburg
- Katherine Joyce, Penn State Schuylkill
- Carly Jane, Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Danielle West-Habjanetz, Penn State Altoona
- Nathan Tam, Penn State Berks
Check out the BLOG features from 2023!
KLIO 2023 Staff: What Are You Listening To? By KLIO Staff
Performance Arts at THON: Dancing For the Kids By Reagan March, Public Relations Coordinator
Students Tackle Creative Writing Master’s by Tacking on a Fifth Year By Claire Williams, Poetry Editor
Penn State’s Centre Stage Play “Everybody” is a Modern Meditation on Death and Life, By Annika Shastry, Editor-in-Chief
Penn State Students’ Thoughts on the 95th Oscars By Adam Waxman, Film Coordinator
A Pose For Palmer: A Fashion Society Member’s Take By Sobi Mere, Art Coordinator
Music-Infused Poetry of Adrian Matejka By Claire Williams, Poetry Editor
KLIO 2023 Staff: What Are You Watching? By KLIO Staff
The Unheard Musicians: Jocelyn Swigger’s Feb 22 Piano Recital Highlights Forgotten Female Composers By Megan Kelby, Blog Editor
Come Play with Improv at the Blue Brick Theatre! By Zoey Joseph, UP Outreach Coordinator
Drag as an Underrated Performance Art By Hannah Fritzinger, Managing Editor
Delicious Art: Mengqi Xu By Christine Choung, Creative Non-Fiction Editor
Where Are They Now? Interview With Former KLIO Poetry Editor Adia Simone By Andrew Jackson, Music/Audio Coordinator
The Museum Where Science Becomes Art By Katie Volz, Fiction Editor
KLIO 2023 Staff: What Are You Reading? By KLIO Staff
Where Are They Now? Catching Up with “Comix” Artist Graham Millar By Zoey Joseph, UP Outreach Coordinator, and Alison Jaenicke, KLIO Faculty Advisor
The Art of Ink: Self-Expression Through Tattoos By Rivka Wolin, Webmaster
Where Are They Now? Elise Tecco’s Path to Book Publishing By Anjani Jayakar, Assistant Blog Editor