Well, the Fall 2014 issue is printed and is set to be published online this afternoon! Looking at this issue as a single collection of work, I feel it absolutely holds a torch to any we’ve produced before–as it should, based on our receiving more submissions than any previous year! This opinion is based nearly entirely …
Happy 2014! As managing editor, I’m proud to announce that today, starting at 12 PM (Central Time Zone), the Coe Review’s newest poetry issue will go online! Throughout the hour, the poems will be individually published on our blog, and you can find links to every poem on our Current Issue page. This year, we’ve also included …
With January 1st right around the corner, it seemed wrong to not post about our successful publication release earlier this month. The Coe Review took over the PUB on campus for our release. We had food catered by Sodexo, coffee galore, and a fair amount of students and staff who came out to see our newest issue. …
Welcome to the Coe Review online. We are a bi-annual magazine, publishing poetry in the fall and fiction in the spring. Started in 1971, the magazine is managed and edited by students from Coe College. These students sign up to be a part of the Coe Review, receiving credit and experience in putting together a …
Claudia Rankine’s Citizen is a 2014 critically acclaimed poetry book that makes an intelligent and thought-provoking addition to the current conversation of race, politics, and inequality. For this book, Rankine is a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award in Poetry, winner of the Poets and Writers’ Jackson Poetry Prize, and winner of the 2015 … Continue reading
Marvel’s 2018 Black Panther directed by Ryan Coogler is a masterful film that spliced engaging fictional visuals with subliminal political messages. Black Panther takes place in a fictional African country referred to as Wakanda. Wakandan society is not a real African country, however, it painted a realistic picture of the rich African culture. The fictional … Continue reading
With a budget of $20 million, this movie was made An hour and forty minutes, my time was in waste Out of my pocket, I almost paid I would have slapped myself in the face Released the summer of seventeen Watched in the basement of a library I should have just seen Wolverine It would … Continue reading
Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen” is a 2014 critically acclaimed poetry book that makes an intelligent and thought-provoking addition to the current conversation of race, politics, and inequality. For this book, Rankine is a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award in Poetry, winner of the Poets and Writers’ Jackson Poetry Prize, and winner of the 2015 … Continue reading
What Do You See? by Tamia Whiters You don’t know my name, So you stare at me. You don’t want to know my name, I’m just a black girl. In your office, I stand in front of you, but I’m just a figure of clear melanin that cannot shine in front of you. You don’t know … Continue reading
Jeanette Jones The Signature Room Lindsey must have been aware that Bryan was annoyed by me. Maybe she ignored it. Really, I didn’t want to go with her, because I knew it would be an awkward experience with the three of us. I didn’t ever speak to Bryan. Our brief encounters with Lindsey in the … Continue reading
The Signature Room “Hey Erin, come to dinner with me and Bryan?” asked Lindsey. “Um… Sure. I guess,” I said hesitantly. “Awesome, meet me at my room around 5:00 PM and Bryan will drive us to the John Hancock tower.” “Okay.” How could I say no? Lindsey and I had been best friends since 3rd grade, … Continue reading
