Oakley Thompson is a Senior English major with a minor in Creative Writing.
Author: heatjoh
Apollo’s Thirst
by Kayla Kramer
KKramer_Poem-1Johnson, Cambria
Cambria is an senior in bachelor of liberal studies. She wishes after graduating to take all the different studies she has acquired to help change some of the social issues in the country. Pronouns she/her.
McGehee, Kathryn
Kathryn McGehee is a visual artist, community arts educator, and book nerd. Her artwork and her poetry often intersect with one another in both topic and form, making her a storyteller of multiple media. McGehee came to SIUE to pursue dual degrees in Art Education and Studio Art. She previously earned degree in Art History from the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Pronouns: She/her
Jay, Mike. This Way Madness Lies: The Asylum and Beyond
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Plath, Sylvia. The Bell Jar
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Kramer, Kayla
Kayla is a senior at SIUE. She plans to go into publishing after she graduates. Pronouns: she/her
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“The Yellow Wall-Paper” at the NIH: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/theliteratureofprescription/pdf/The-Yellow-Wall-Paper.pdf
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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43674/mad-song-56d22277c69a4
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…for a pint of honey thou shalt here likely find a gallon of gall, for a dram of pleasure a pound of pain, for inch of mirth an ell of moan; these miseries encompass our life…”
p. 144
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Poem Available at The HyperTexts http://www.thehypertexts.com/Tom%20O%27%20Bedlam%27s%20Song.htm
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