The Yale Literary Magazine

This literary magazine is a manuscript composed by the student body of Yale University. It offers works from prose, to poetry, to interviews, to photography. The issue is published in both print on the campus and online, available to the public. In black and white, the magazine offers a variety of pieces written by Yale students, based on a wide range of topics. Ending in the photography section, each issue provokes insight into the minds of adult writers and finishes with an eclectic touch of different images, from people, to abstract models.

The headlines of each section are in black, bold writing to catch the reader's attention. Similar to the cover, the headlines cannot be overlooked nor missed. The contributers do not have a mission statement in the magazine, however, yet the purpose is evident through the different insightful pieces inside the manuscript. The poetry section, in particular, seems to lack a theme, interestingly. From the moral of virginity in the poem "Icarus", to animalistic attributes and metaphors in "Party Games", these poems offer different views pertaining to the students at Yale. I would definitely say that poems we have read in poetry class from the 20th century American poets composition would fit in this literary magazine. There are different ideas in between the lines, written in contemporary language, of course, so I can see any 20th century American poet contributing to this magazine. My favorite I have read here would be the poem "Ode", as it is full of disdain, while the author is clearly taking a risk in the succinct and disturbing phrases. I think the poems definitely have the voices of young adults; however, they seem to be on a great path toward a career involving literature.