Lessons From a Graduating English Major

Emily Catenzaro

I’m graduating from college in less than four weeks – finally. After almost 6 years at UConn, I’m now facing my last days as an undergraduate. Like a lot of undergraduates in my position, in-between the moments of intense senioritis and burnout, I’m feeling nostalgic. For the most part, my days at UConn have been… More Lessons From a Graduating English Major Emily Catenzaro

On the Death of Poetry and Derek Walcott

By: Taylor Caron

I can’t locate exactly when I became aware of Derek Walcott’s poetry. I don’t have a touching anecdote about the first poem I read in a used bookstore responsible for catapulting my deep interest in both the man and his work. That was a slow, inevitable process. Initially, I was intrigued by his seemingly unique… More On the Death of Poetry and Derek Walcott By: Taylor Caron

Slam at the Benton: “Food Stamps”

by Jacob Lowell (2017)

Food Stamps by Jacob Lowell When I was 5 years old I would sit with my mother and cut out the coupons in the newspaper, all spread out on the dining room table. They tell me I couldn’t remember being on food stamps; I was only a kid. But I remember shopping trips and shaking… More Slam at the Benton: “Food Stamps” by Jacob Lowell (2017)

Scarecrow Pretends: Robert Okaji’s Metallurgy

By: Benjamin Schultz

By the end of this article, I hope that you’ll decide to check out The Slag Review. Your incentives are as follows: The Slag Review’s staff of Slaggers consists primarily of a blacksmith and two UConn English alumni: Therese Masotta and Carleton Whaley. Both are connected to myself and this publication because they worked on… More Scarecrow Pretends: Robert Okaji’s Metallurgy By: Benjamin Schultz

Slam at the Benton: “Hardwood Laxatives”

by Jacob Nelson (2017)

Hardwood Laxatives by Jacob Nelson I think HGTV is trying to redefine what a home is After realizing that at 3000 Sq ft two bedrooms And a home office No one under 35 has a home Open floorplans and hardwood are timeless So they switched greatrooms to microhomes and studios. We’re bringing yards indoors with… More Slam at the Benton: “Hardwood Laxatives” by Jacob Nelson (2017)

My Voice is like Bomba

Gabriela García Sánchez

Writing, music, art, and dance all have one thing in common–voice.  No matter the art form, the creator laces his or her own voice into the work. In Eleanor Parker Sapa’s blog, Finding Your Unique Writing Voice, Sapa defines voice as  “the unique way by which we see, experience, and interpret the world as individuals.”… More My Voice is like Bomba Gabriela García Sánchez

Ginsberg Would Have Wanted You to Get this Tattoo

By: Betty Noe

Browsing through the blog of the literary journal Paper Darts (a fine publication that I would recommend to anyone—even if only for the top notch staff bios) my eyes hit on a headline that I couldn’t pass-up: Five Roxane Gay quotes we just might tattoo on our biceps. Talk about a hook. That title has… More Ginsberg Would Have Wanted You to Get this Tattoo By: Betty Noe

Books and Videogames: A Marriage of Two Mediums

By: Autumn Magro

I love videogames more than books – sometimes. It’s not easy to admit that books are not my one bountiful passion in life (because how romantic is that?), and it’s taken me even longer to rationalize the two together. Unlike books, there is a negative connotation with video games. There is a good possibility that… More Books and Videogames: A Marriage of Two Mediums By: Autumn Magro