Author Archives: Allison Brown

Posted by Katie Waring, Managing Editor for 3.1

One of the best parts of Gandy Dancer is our policy of rotating editors every semester. Each issue has two new Managing Editors, which brings a new flavor and perspective to our journal. Katie was the Head Creative Nonfiction Editor for 2.2, while Lucia served as the Head Poetry Editor. As we transition into the upcoming semester, we thought it would be nice to introduce ourselves and let readers get to know us as the new co-pilots of GD 3.1.

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Posted by Lucia LoTempio, Managing Editor for 3.1

This last week I sat down with 2.2 Gandy Dancer contributors who are on their way to becoming certified teachers in New York State. Rather than interview each, we had an impromptu conversation about the importance of teaching poetry in middle and high school settings—and how these lessons can be engaging, rather than feared in this sphere. Here are the highlights:

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Posted by Katie Waring, Managing Editor for 3.1

A few weeks ago, Managing Editor Lucia LoTempio posted her best poetry picks for our readers’ summer reading lists. Now it’s time to stretch out a hammock, slather on a little sunblock, and crack open a few fantastically juicy works of fiction and nonfiction.Whether you’re in the mood for a romantic novel, a witty short story, or an first-hand account of Detroit’s socioeconomic downfall, these books are sure to land on your must-read list for the summer:

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Posted by Lucia LoTempio, Managing Editor for 3.1

If you are looking for some hot and fresh new collections, here is a bright start! These books sing, they push boundaries, and are a decidedly fitting way to spend the long humid summer months. Not to mention these collections are current—nothing before last year for you, Gandy fans.

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Posted by Katie Waring, Managing Editor of GD 3.1

As we enter June and summer vacation goes into full swing, many of you might be thinking about GRE scores and grad school (or, perhaps, trying not to think about GRE scores and grad school). If you’re about to enter your senior year (like me!), the reality of life after college might feel like it’s looming over you like a boulder tipping precariously on the edge of a cliff. Even if you can still count the amount of semesters of college you have left on two hands, you might be starting to think about MFA programs. And, subsequently, whether you should get an MFA directly after your BA, or if you should wait. Continue reading →

Posted by Katie Waring, GD Managing Editor for Fall 2014

Hey Gandy fans,

As the semester winds down and our class prepares to part ways, we celebrated the launch of our new issue on April 30^th with…what else? A party! Amid a delectable spread of homemade chocolate chip cookies, fresh fruit, and (lots of) coffee, a crowd of SUNY students, professors, and literary lovers of all kinds filtered into the MacVittie Union Hunt Room to help us commemorate the release of Gandy Dancer Issue 2.2. Continue reading →