The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Poetry

Remember?

The following is a poem by Xyn Evans Remember?  Of course I do. Everything looked so vibrant and exciting. It was when we could play outside every day after school. When we didn’t have a care in the world. When…

Edgar Kunz Presents His New Poetry Book

On November 13th, Edgar Kunz makes his return to Goucher with his new book, Fixer. Fixer carries a collection of poems that reflects the journey through Edgar’s life. Edgar came back on campus from a grand North American Tour of…

Pieces of Human Life

Content Warning: This fictional poem falls within the horror genre. It contains themes of gore, body horror and cannibalism. Please note that it is a fictional poem. I contemplate on how long I am willing to keep this up. It…

The Starry-Eyed Girl

I once knew a starry-eyed girl, She lived down the hall from me. When we walked home from school,  She would tell me the most fantastic stories And on weekends we would become characters fighting to save the world.  Leaning…

Saturn

CW: The following work contains graphic descriptions of cannibalism and body horror. Oh father, what a Corrupted God you are. Picked me up like a toy, And concealed my screams. Oh father, such a Hungry God you are. You stare…

A Low-Quality Ghost Poem

when you’re home alone,  it may seem scary. you might encounter things that seem impossible. . you know when you see a shadow in the corner of your eye?  or you hear a bump in the other room.  or you…

Masquerade

Chandelier shimmers around The ballroom, filled with masked souls Dancing with a light piano sound. A fellow with a foxy attire Presented his hand for me to dance; In a moment, my heart was filled with desire. When he asked…

Windows

People have ideas when looking out of windows.  Like writers and poets and Francis Scott Key.  Windows are a magic mirror. That’s why we liken them to eyes, and God  And, why cats like them so.  But windows have never…

Poetry as Community

It is not so frequent an event that speakers are introduced as having created oceans. Oceans with “clear and clean water,” into which one can be submersed, “with no part left dry.” On Thursday, February 15th, poets Airea D. Matthews…