In addition to our generalized rolling submissions, our editorial team sourced a set of submissions inspired by MAPH’s Core course theme: “States of Nature.” We encouraged our contributors to engage with the multiplicity of the term “nature,” such as submissions that challenged genre conventions and engaged with nature in either the affective or ecological connotations. We are so proud to present the already excellent work by our MAPH students and alumni alongside a lovely subtheme section of nature-related creations. Also new to Issue II: a set of interviews with our MAPH preceptors about their latest works where they discuss the process of writing, editing, and publishing with our CF fellows. This year, as every year, CF is proud to present an excellent body of work that demonstrates the varied interests and talents of the MAPH community, academically and otherwise.

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“La Posada”
Lucia Delgado (’24)

“to cite again”
Annie Diamond (’20)

“Is the Horse Being Oppressed?” A Translation
Mariam Dogar (’24)

“Queer Figures Haunting Austen in Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey“
Tony George (’24)

“SOFT”
Danielle Shi (’19)

States of Nature

“morning walk over the bridge”
Caroline Funk (’24)

“Humans Nurtured” A Selection of Poems
Rose Johnson (’24)

“Contradiction”
Seva Khusid (’24)

“Light Leak on Campus: Photographic Indifference in the ‘Indexical’ Frame”
Liam Kilby (’24)

“The Yangzhe River” and “Finding the Origin”
Christina Shu (’24)

Interviews

Prof. Agnes Malinowska: Co-editor of Microbium: The Neglected Lives of Micro-Matter (Punctum, 2023)
Interviewer: Faith Lane

Prof. Erica Warren: Contributor to Weaving at Black Mountain College (Black Mountain Museum & Arts Center, 2023)
Interviewer: Tony George

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EDITORIAL TEAM

Editors
Colin Lavery
Jenna Novosel

Editorial Fellows
Yves Cao
Sirdar Celikus
Tony George
Faith Lane
Simon Lenoe
Alex Myers
Leah Robbins

Graphic Design
Jenna Novosel
Brooklyn Rue (Original Logo)