Nov 15, 2018 | Blog, Features, Interviews, Kalliope
By Sam Cavanagh~ Chloe Cullen is smart, funny, dedicated, and as she described herself at her high school graduation, “goofy.” She’s also an extremely talented fiction and nonfiction writer and a fifth-year Penn State grad student in the BA/MA creative writing...
Nov 14, 2018 | Blog, Features, Kalliope
By Nathan Ousey~ As you look through the table of contents in the 2018 edition of Kalliope, Penn State’s undergraduate literary journal, you might be surprised to see Will Carpenter’s name appear quite a few times. His submissions can be found in fiction, nonfiction,...
Nov 13, 2018 | Blog, Entertainment, Features
By Tiffany Fu ~ Artists are creators. I’d like to think that each and every one of us are artists of some kind—engineers, scientists, lawyers—the list goes on. We’re here to create a story for ourselves, from beginning to end. Therefore, we each possess the ability to...
Nov 12, 2018 | Blog, Features
By Erin Campbell ~ French poet Charles Baudelaire said: “The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable. Dancing is poetry with arms and legs.” Dance is an essential art form...
Nov 11, 2018 | Blog, Features, Kalliope
By Grace Eppinger~ Danielle “Dani” Fruehan, a fifth-year student in Penn State’s creative writing BA/MA program, is a poetry powerhouse. She’s had her work published in multiple issues of Kalliope as well as Klio, and her poems never fail to...
Nov 8, 2018 | Blog, Features, Interviews, Kalliope
By Kayla White~ When it comes to the literary world, Laura Nejako is a triple threat: she’s written poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Not only that, but she also has an interest and talent in the visual arts, particularly photography. Laura is a Pennsylvania local and...