Apr 22, 2023 | 2023, Blog, Features, Interviews, Where Are They Now?
By Anjani Jayakar, Assistant Blog Editor ∼ In Spring 2021, when Elise Tecco served as KLIO’s blog editor, it was clear she had already envisioned and prepared for the career path ahead of her. Elise shared her vision in a useful blog post entitled, “My...
Apr 17, 2023 | 2023, Art, Blog, Features, Interviews, Where Are They Now?
By Zoey Joseph, UP Outreach Coordinator, and Alison Jaenicke, KLIO Faculty Advisor ∼ “Brain Gramage Comix” is a publishing imprint from the self-proclaimed “Gramaged” brain of Graham Millar, who graduated from Penn State University in 2021, shortly after serving as...
Apr 6, 2023 | 2023, Blog, Features, Interviews, Poetry, Where Are They Now?
By Andrew Jackson, Music/Audio Coordinator ∼ Crafty, creative and unique with her poetic abilities, Adia Simone found a variety of ways to express her artistic side during her time at Penn State—through spoken word poetry, music, and poetry written for the page. Adia...
Apr 14, 2022 | Blog, Interviews, Where Are They Now?
By Dana Lynch, Webmaster ~ When I joined the KLIO staff and scrolled through past issues, two names stuck out to me: Chloe Cullen and Laura Nejako. These two BA/MA students and friends graduated together in 2019, and in their time as students at Penn State, they...
Apr 16, 2021 | 2021, Blog, Features, Interviews, Where Are They Now?
By: Amanda Nurse, Editor-in-Chief As many staffers would concur, the literary magazines at Penn State are a jumping off point to finding a place in the creative world and lead to many new and exciting things. Erin Allport was a member of the Kalliope literary staff...
Dec 10, 2019 | Blog, Interviews, Kalliope, Where Are They Now?
By Ash Reed~ The Selection Committee for the 2019 Whiting Award had this to say about Kayleb Ray Candrilli’s most recent book, What Runs Over: “The most unsettling of lullabies, …Candrilli’s verse memoir unfolds with savage grace as it lays bare the...