{"id":519,"date":"2020-11-18T15:53:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/humansofua\/?p=519"},"modified":"2020-11-18T15:53:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:53:27","slug":"its-literary-literary-magazines-at-ua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/humansofua\/2020\/11\/18\/its-literary-literary-magazines-at-ua\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Lit(erary) \u2013 Literary Magazines at UA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Kaylie Yaceczko<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While UA’s inaugural publication the Acheronic<\/em><\/a> was only published from 1924 to 1927, literary magazines on campus did not end there. One literary magazine, Scope<\/em>, began in 1966 under the auspices of the Johnson Club, but the title appears to have been rather short-lived. Still, Scope <\/em>not only published poetry and prose, but for the first time, the literary magazine published artwork by students. It was published biannually and was fairly successful during its publication, selling for 25 cents. In fact, the Buchtelite<\/a><\/em> published the poem \u201cTime for a Lion Fish<\/a>\u201d by Helen E. Zimmerman on its editorial page, noting that the poem had appeared in the first edition of Scope. <\/em>The Buchtelite <\/em>also pushied advertisements calling for students to submit their work to the journal, one even playfully saying, \u201cOne in every 8,000,000 New Yorkers read Scope (on sale soon).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

One of the most recent literary magazines at the University spanned almost thirty years, with over thirty editions, the Akros Review<\/em>. This journal began in the spring of 1979 and annually published works of poetry, fiction, essays, artwork, photography, and even composition essays by freshman. The journal was run by student editors and had a long-time UA professor and author, Robert Pope,<\/a> as the faculty advisor throughout its tenure. The journal was sold in the Department of English for two dollars apiece. What was especially interesting about the Akros Review<\/em> was the variation in styles of both cover and size. No two editions look the same, at least from what editions have been available. While the Acheronic <\/em>and Scope <\/em>had similar sizes and styles in their journals, the Akros Review<\/em> offered a uniqueness to its readers and provided yet another outlet for creativity and expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n