Understory
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/5660
2024-03-21T19:45:15ZUnderstory 2012
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/5978
Understory 2012
Giraldo, Shelley; Morse, Cheyenne; Kolzoff, William; Duong, Quoc; Farmer, Robin; Rychetnik, Julie; Magly, Michelle; Diesher, Rebecca; Perry, Kylie; Obermarck, Philip; Poulsen, Harmony; Lynn, Nichole; Smith, Caitlin; Schapira, Elise; Ruwe, Chelsea; Lavey, Kyle; Singleton, Lars; Arnold, David; Roosdett, Jenna; Dye, Miranda; Rennie, Jovell; Hackenmiller, Sarena; Kendall, John
Understory’s roots dig back to 1986, where a small creative arts
journal titled Inklings began in the Anchorage Community College. Since
then, the process of this journal’s production has evolved in many ways.
Understory 2012 was in danger of going unpublished until many UAA
students volunteered their time and support. Volunteer commitment to the
preservation of such an important creative outlet to UAA students made
this journal possible. It fills us with such gratification and happiness to
see undergraduates, graduates, and faculty working together across disciplines
to produce a creative work.
Understory received a multitude of submissions this year, over 160 individual
works of art, poetry, and prose. Such numbers always prove that
Understory remains a valuable and important part of an undergraduate’s
time here at UAA.
Though all submissions this year stood out in some way, a few shone
through as achievements of mastery. We wish to acknowledge and thank
Caitlin Smith, whose work “Lantern Head” won the Understory Cover
Award and Shelley Giraldo, whose piece, “Leda” won the Turnagain Arts
Award.
We would like to acknowledge the life and death of Hayden Carruth
(1921 - 2008). In 1998, Hayden Carruth donated his poem “Springtime,
1998” to Inklings as “a gesture of thanks” to the community. This began
the long tradition of the Hayden Carruth Award, an annual poetry prize
given to one student featured in the journal.
This year, the Hayden Carruth Award goes to Quoc Duong for his
poem “Writer’s Complex.” We also wish to acknowledge Cheyenne
Morse, whose short story “Gypsy Glass” received the Understory Literary
Award.
We wish to apologize to UAA alumni John Kendall, whose story “Son
of a Thousand Fathers” was sadly missed in Understory 2011. This year,
we have featured his story at the closing of this issue.
We want to thank all the volunteers who sacrificed their mornings,
afternoons, and evenings to help assemble Understory 2012. This journal
would not exist without their dedication.
— The Editors
2012-05-01T00:00:00ZUnderstory 2013
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/5977
Understory 2013
Rychetnik, Julie; Duong, Quoc; Klusewitz, Chelsea; Selmont, Joseph; Morgan, Danielle; Addington, Jessica; Murakami, Julia; Deisher, Rebecca; Roosdett, Jenna; Dowdy, Brianna; Hayes, Paul; Vlieger, Xenia; Lurtsema, Joseph; Morgan, Aubrey; Lee, Rachel; Snyderman, Kenzie; Brandt, Deroy; Davis, Ellen; Schapira, Elise; Addington, Jessica; Clark, Morrisa P.; Ward, Anastasia; Miley, Craig
Understory is an annual publication sponsored by the
Department of English at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
The journal showcases literary and artistic works by
undergraduates, provides students with practical
experience in producing a literary journal, and
fosters relationships between Graduate and
Undergraduate students and faculty.
2013-05-01T00:00:00ZUnderstory 2014
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/5764
Understory 2014
KelleyRose, Caitlin; Caprioli, Matthew; Roosdett, Jenna; Gottlob, Alecia; Morgan, Aubrey; Arend, Bailey; Schapira, Elise; Morgan, Danielle; Gaskins, Ian; Ariah, Jade; Jackson, Clinton; Davis, Ellen; Wilson, Forest; Klusewitz, Chelsea; Moore, Drea; Larsen, Danielle; Reeves, Sarah; Shroy, Alyxandra; Cripps, John; Miley, Craig; Stewart, Aja; Olsson, Wolfgang Q.; Ward, Anastasia; Joy, Xenia; Romain, Patrick; Hall, Emily S.; Arnell, Sarah
Oliver, Younger; Jounson, K. Arielle; Roosdett, Jenna; Miley, Craig; Moore, Drea
“Art is the struggle to be, in a particular sort
of way, virtuous.” —Iris Murdoch
Indeed, when we embark on any creative adventure
it is with the purpose of conveying a certain truth; an
emotion, an idea that brings us together and reminds us
of the innate consciousness that dwells within.
Understory is emblematic of this; where individuals
intent on honing their craft can join others to become a
part of something greater, their work immortalized to
become a time capsule. Decades from now a volume of
Understory may be discovered on a dusty bookshelf in
some forgotten corner and the lucky explorer who finds it
shall be enlightened by pages of gold.
We, as editors of Understory 2014, have worked
very hard this year to put together a journal that showcases
the very best of the University of Alaska Anchorage
undergraduate student work. We hope you enjoy your
journey through this issue as much as we have enjoyed ours.
Thank you to the English and Art Departments,
for the staff and faculty’s unerring support of our club;
to Provost Baker, for seeing and believing in the vision
of Understory; and to our club’s faculty advisor, Douglass
Bourne, for his guidance and tireless assistance. Finally,
thank you to the wonderful students who submit such
excellent work each year. Without your passion for the
arts, we would not be here.
2014-05-01T00:00:00ZUnderstory 2015
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/5661
Understory 2015
Morgan, Danielle; Ariah, Jade; Olsson, Wolfgang Q.; Swanson, Cody; Conklin, Beth; Rennie, Jovell; Foran, Robert W.; Maxim, Victoria; McCarver, Jessica; Wlesh, Tanya; Helmson, Brittany; Underwood, Arin; Morse, Cheyenne; Banks, Hayley; Bolen, Stephen D.; Mack, Samantha; Jackson, Justine; Riley, Mark J.; Miley, Craig; Caudel, Nick; Dummar, Ray
Miley, Craig; Jackson, Justine; Morse, Cheyenne; Morse, Matt
Understory is an annual publication supported by the
Department of English at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Special thanks go to former Provost Elisha “Bear” Baker for
his generous support of Understory and to LitSite for funding
the prizes and helping with general operating costs.
The journal showcases literary and artistic works by
undergraduates, provides students with practical
experience in producing a literary journal, and
fosters relationships between graduate and
undergraduate students and faculty.
2015-05-01T00:00:00Z