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 …
A Step Taken Spin around the chair, don’t catch your feet Or focus on the blurred lights They know who you are, they want you here So kick it up and Let the music vibrate your bones, Hold on to those hands reaching towards you You told them, maybe not everything, but Enough. … Continue reading
Time to Write She got the first letter when she was eight. Too young to realize the importance, when Mother searched through the mail that morning, tossing aside folded papers with the muttered words “bills” and “jury duty”. Then, her flashing fuchsia nails pause mid-toss, the ornate gold plated mirror in the hall reflecting … Continue reading
James Baldwin’s “Giovanni’s Room” stands as not only an excellently written piece of fiction, but as well as a example of the harsh realities that gay men face in complex social settings. Even set in such a specific setting as the gay underground of Paris, the narrative is one of universal relevance and sheds light … Continue reading
Bridget Atkinson Moore Dinner at Ray’s RAY- Stay at home father VERONICA- Working mother with postpartum depression PATRICIA- Overworked, caring mother JACKSON- Bachelor party man (An immaculate dining room with a long table and six matching chairs perfectly placed around it. The room is well decorated and all of the paintings, potted plants and knick-knacks … Continue reading
Shakespeare is very well known, even in present times. English classes generally teach about one of his many plays. After going to Much Ado About Nothing at Coe College, I was pleasantly surprised. Much Ado is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, mostly because it is an outrageous comedy. I was already familiar with the … 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
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
