Creative Writing Showcase: Patsy Pineda

7 November 2013

Patsy Pineda (’14) is a senior English major from Dallas, Texas. Here are two of her poems. Patsy wrote the first poem, a sonnet, during her the Advanced Poetry Workshop…

Literary Trivia: Guess the Author 3

6 November 2013

This week’s contest has two different authors reading works. Click on the link below, guess both authors (hint: they share a name) and email your responses to werneri or workm…

Upcoming Events, Week of November 4

5 November 2013

November 6th The Dictionary Game, imported from Tim’s school in Yorkshire, involves real, but obscure, words that come trailing amusing fake definitions and one amazing real one. The object is…

Senior Spotlight: Emily Boghossian

29 October 2013

This week in the Senior Spotlight: Emily Boghossian 1. Describe your experience as an English major in six words. I can do it in three: Anxiety of influence 2. If…

Narrators and Listeners

24 October 2013

Narrators and Listeners, Shavera Seneviratne (’13) One of the most frequent questions English majors receive is ‘Well, what are you going to do with that major?” It is also usually…

Literary Trivia: Guess the Author 2

23 October 2013

Although few were able to guess last week’s mystery voice (Vladimir Nabokov), the Second Laird Miscellany editors believe in second chances and again present an audio clip of an author…

Senior Spotlight: Amy Swerdlow

22 October 2013

This week in the Senior Spotlight: Amy Swerdlow 1. Describe your experience as an English major in six words. Very very very very very fun. (I realize this is a…

Upcoming Events, Week of October 21

21 October 2013

October 25th Salman Rushdie will deliver this year’s Lucas Lecture titled, “Censorship and the Satanic Verses – 25 Years Later” at 6PM at the Carleton College Rec Center. Please note…

Junior Spotlight: Malina Workman

18 October 2013

This week in the Junior Spotlight: Malina Workman (’15). 1. What is one thing your fellow English majors don’t know about you? I am proudly and happily hopelessly idealistic, and…

Creative Writing Showcase: Emily Bernard

17 October 2013

Emily Bernard (’15) is a junior English major from Concord, Massachusetts. She has participated in several fiction and poetry workshops at Carleton, and took a trimester off last spring to…