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International Undergraduate Writing magazine edited by students at Widener University
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The Blue Route at AWP
Widener University faculty and students went to the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference in Kansas City last month. As usual, the experience was amazing, highlighted by Jericho Brown’s unforgettable keynote address and the Forum for Undergraduate Student Editors (FUSE) caucus. Below are some reflections from Blue Route staffer Jattu Fahnbulleh:
AWP was such an amazing…
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A Blue Route Update
by Sean Creelman
Dear Readers and Writers!First of all, thanks to all who have submitted creative work for our next issue, which will come out in late April/early May. Right now, we are in the process of making final decisions.
Our submission window is closed until August. If you are looking for other undergraduate literary journals to send your work, please check out our links tab above. We…
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A Letter From Our New Editor
By Sean Creelman
Hello writers, I’m very excited to announce The Blue Route is in full swing for this publication year. My name is Sean Creelman and I am the new editor-in-chief. Our team and I have already begun the process of looking through submissions, and we are very excited by the quality of the work. In the following weeks, you’ll be hearing from more of our staff through these blog…
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Issue #28 Is Live!
Issue #28 of The Blue Route is live. The new issue features excellent poetry and prose by undergraduate writers from Ahmadu Bello University, Ursinus College, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Kenyon College, University of Benin, Pittsburg State University, University of Ilorin, Berea College, and SUNY Brockport. Check it out here: https://widenerblueroute.org/issue-28/
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Why The Surrender Theory Poems Make Me Cry
By Skylar Hart
Poetry is so beautiful to read because it is art. There is so much to it yet it is so simple. In the book of poems, The Surrender Theory, by Cailtin Conlon, she discusses heartbreak, love, grief, and healing in the rawest way. Conlon does not shy away from the hard parts of life, and it makes her poems feel like you are talking to a friend or maybe you are talking to yourself,…
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Hemingway's Iceberg Theory
by Ryley Harris
One of the things that makes Ernest Hemingway such an amazing fiction writer is his use of ambiguity. “Indian Camp,” one of his famous earlier stories, is especially difficult to figure out at first. This is due to the fact that Hemingway writes according to what he calls the iceberg theory. As he explains in Death in the Afternoon,
If a writer of prose knows enough about what…
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How Holly Jackson Wrote the Perfect Mystery Novel
By Skylar Hart
Over the summer, I indulged in reading many books; however, Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder was one I could not put down. The young adult novel follows a 17-year-old girl, Pippa, who decides to dedicate her school project to diving deep into a local murder-suicide that took place and was considered a closed case by her town. While the story is primarily a thriller or…
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Literary Themed Fun Facts
Literary Themed Fun Facts
Fahrenheit 451 was originally supposed to be titled The Fireman.
Charles Dickens was a firm believer of the supernatural and was even a part of a Ghost Club. He was also known to sleep facing North as he believed it would improve his writing.
The world’s most avid readers come from India, which has an average reading time of 10.7 hours a week.
In the Victor Hugo novel Les Miserables, there…
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Blue Route Call for Art!
Blue Route Call for Art!
Though the deadline has passed for poetry and prose submissions, the Blue Route is still seeking art submissions for our 28th issue! We welcome works of any medium from all undergraduate students so long as they can be converted into a digital format for publication. In the past, we have incorporated gorgeous photographs, paintings, sketches, and digital art among many others into our issues.…
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REMINDER: Submission Deadline is November 15
REMINDER: Submission Deadline is November 15
JUST A REMINDER: The Blue Route will be accepting submissions until November 15. If you are an undergraduate student, we encourage you to submit you poetry, prose, or art. For more information, please see our submission guidelines. We look forward to seeing your work!
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Forum for Undergraduate Student Editors Conference
Forum for Undergraduate Student Editors Conference
Widener University is hosting this year’s Forum for Undergraduate Student Editors (FUSE) conference on Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5. The conference is virtual this year and will feature undergraduate student editors from PA to CA. If you work on undergraduate publications at your school, you’ll want to make plans to Zoom in. The conference is quite affordable. Institutional…
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Dissociation in “Some Spring Girls do Die” from Love and War Stories by Ivelisse Rodriguez
Dissociation in “Some Spring Girls do Die” from Love and War Stories by Ivelisse Rodriguez
By Gabby Norris
“Her steps must’ve been light today. Death always seems to come heavy in the night, but it awoke her with a kiss this morning” (77).
What struck me most about this quote, and this piece in general, is the switch between first and third person at the start of each new paragraph. Given the title and content of this work, the first thought that came to my mind was the concept of…
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Issue 27 now live!
Issue 27 now live!
Announcing issue 27 of The Blue Route, featuring undergraduate writers from Bellevue College, Berea College, Boston University, Cal Poly SLO University, Central Michigan University, Pittsburg State University, and University of Mississippi. Read it now at issuu.com. Thanks to all contributors for sharing your work.
https://issuu.com/theblueroute/docs/blue_route_27_final_spring_2022_may_16
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The Blue Route at AWP
The Blue Route at AWP
Stefan Cozza
It’s a grey Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia, and the city is roaring at its rambunctious state of equilibrium. To most, its business as usual with mobbed crosswalks and blaring car horns operating around the clock, but in one relatively small section of a tremendously large city, thousands of writers are gearing for Association of Writers and Writing Programs…
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Book Report: How to Not Be Afraid Of Everything
Book Report: How to Not Be Afraid Of Everything
By Stefan Cozza
It is a common misconception that because poetry is smaller in scale compared to a novel or series of essays, it is less grandiose in its vision or aspiration. As a poet, this is not only disheartening, but entirely untrue. Instead of debating the futility of this argument to a poetry skeptic, I would simply point them toward Jane Wong’s How To Not Be Afraid of Everything.…
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Aimee Nezhukumatathil Visits Widener
Aimee Nezhukumatathil Visits Widener
By Stefan Cozza
Widener University continually goes above and beyond for its students, particularly when it comes to providing students with an inside-look at the professional world side of what they are studying. Every year, The English and Creative Writing Department brings in a visiting writer to speak in classrooms, engage in tutorials with students, and put on a public performance to a…
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Keep Off the Grass
Keep Off the Grass
By Shpresa Ymeraj
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When I was still living in Albania, I remember watching a TV program called “Follow Me,” a crash course on the English language, and I could not get past some idiomatic expressions. “Keep Off the Grass” was one. I translated it word by word, yet I could not understand how it was supposed to mean “Stay Off the Grass” when the meaning of the word…
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