University of Delaware
Office of Public Relations
UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 32, May 22


                      Student works in spotlight
     
     Caesura, the name of UD's student literary magazine,
has many meanings. According to Webster, it is the
rhetorical break in the flow of a line of verse. According
to the magazine, Caesura can be defined as a "moment of rest
in a busy schedule; reading material which will not be
followed by an exam."
     The magazine lives up to its name: it is a collection
of creative student writing and art, meant to be savored
slowly for its own sake. The contents range from poetry to
short stories, from paintings to photography.
     Robbie Berringer, a doctoral candidate in English,
served as this year's editor of Caesura, which is sponsored
by the Department of English. Junior Emily Raabe was
managing editor, and junior Randall Cooper was production
chief. George Miller, English, is the faculty adviser.
     "A literary magazine plays an important role in a
university's cultural and intellectual life, and working on
this edition was rewarding and enjoyable, thanks to a
dedicated staff," Berringer said.
     The magazine began soliciting students' original work
at the beginning of the fall semester, and there was an
enthusiastic response from student writers and artists,
ranging from freshmen to graduate students. All entries are
given numbers and considered anonymously so that each work
is considered on its merits. More than 300 manuscripts were
submitted. Because of the high quality and originality of
the work, the difficult job was winnowing down the number to
five stories and 22 poems for the single edition, Berringer
said.
     Each year, the magazine presents Caesura awards for
"excellence in literary prose and poetry" published in the
magazine. This year, noted poet Gregory Djanikian, who is on
the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, made the
selections and gave the awards at a poetry reading, May 8.
     The Academy of American Poets Prize of $100 was given
to sophomore Jen Keats.
     The Elda Wollaeger Gregory Poetry Prize of $100 was
given to freshman Heather Kirn, with the second prize of $50
awarded to sophomore Robert Cullen Corradetti.
     The Thomas W. Molyneux Prose Award of $100 was given to
junior Gil Alexander Shif, with the second prize of $50
awarded to graduate student Stephen Rippon.
     Caesura contributors and staff also presented readings
from Caesura at Borders' Books and Music in Newark earlier
this month.
     There is no cost for the magazine, which is distributed
across campus and through local merchants on Main Street.
                                         -Sue Swyers Moncure