Today's featured poet is relatively new to the Lanthorn, so everyone please welcome Jakob Knudsen! Jakob is a sophomore at Houghton from Watertown, New York, and he's studying Writing. Jakob says that his favorite poet is Robert Frost, who he's come to appreciate more and more as he's continued to read his works. However, … Continue reading Medley of Emotions
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“Shiny People”
Today we're featuring one of our esteemed poets, EunJin (Grace) Kwak! EunJin is a junior at Houghton studying Math and Adolescence Education, and she's originally from Cameroon. Lately, she's been reading a lot of Neil Hilborn, and she really likes his two poetry collections: The Future and Our Numbered Days. EunJin says that a lot of her inspiration … Continue reading “Shiny People”
In His Hands
Today we're featuring another artist from our latest edition, Sharayah "Ray" Werner! Ray is a transfer senior at Houghton, majoring in Inclusive Childhood Education with a concentration in Art. Originally from Fairport, New York, Ray transferred into Houghton, and is graduating in December. Ray says that her favorite artist is Vincent Van Gogh, for how … Continue reading In His Hands
Living Ink
Today we're featuring one of our repeated contributors, Jonathan Durbin! Jon is a fourth-year student at Houghton, studying Applied Physics and recently added a major in Data Science. He is from Hampstead, North Carolina, and in case you hadn't figured it out, he's the older brother of our very own editor, Erica Durbin. Jon's favorite … Continue reading Living Ink
Transcendence
By now, if you've seen our February 2019 edition, you've probably noticed the beautiful art that adorns the front cover. It depicts a gallery scene, with people coming and going, in and out. We loved this piece because it captures what we were trying to accomplish with this latest issue: exploring our relationships with the … Continue reading Transcendence
Trains of Thought
For our February 2019 edition, we asked our lovely writers and artists to send in their poems, short stories, and artwork that relate to the people who have influenced their lives. One of our favorite submissions was a short story that came from Samantha Moore, a junior majoring in English and Writing, while also minoring … Continue reading Trains of Thought
“But What I Didn’t Say”
Our featured work this week is the moving poem "But What I Didn't Say" by Emmanuel Abdulai. Emmanuel is a sophomore Houghton Buffalo student studying English. He was born in West Africa in The Gambia, but grew up in the United States in Orchard Park, New York. When asked about his inspiration and a quote … Continue reading “But What I Didn’t Say”
“In Pursuit of Paper”
Our next literary work is by senior writing major Anna Schilke. Anna's short story was too long to print in the upcoming issue of The Lanthorn, so we are sharing this non-fiction short story with you online. Anna says of her work, I wrote "In Pursuit of Paper" around themes of tangibility and permanence. In this … Continue reading “In Pursuit of Paper”
Abandoning Roots
Our next featured poem is entitled "Faded." Junior Abigail Reeth wrote this beautiful and haunting poem, which is written in a poetry form known as the villanelle. Extremely difficult to write, villanelles repeat the same rhymes over and over, evoking new meanings and images each time the rhyme is reintroduced. This creates a poem with … Continue reading Abandoning Roots
Growth from the Earth
As we edit and publish the poems from our contributors, we always love to get a variety or perspectives and viewpoints in the works we exhibit. Seeing the ways in which our fellow students, and fellow humans, interact with the world is one of our favorite parts of working on the Lanthorn staff. We get … Continue reading Growth from the Earth
