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Selene Lawrence

Selene Lawrence, Student Correspondent

Selene Lawrence (she/they) is PRISM’s student correspondent and online editorial assistant. She is an author, poet, musician, and visual and textile artist. Selene is pursuing a major of her own design: Traditional, Folkloric, and Popular Cultural Studies for Mass Media Communications with a writing minor.

Meet the PRISM Team: Selene

Meet the PRISM Team: Selene

Zoe Walker and Selene Lawrence May 21, 2024

  What is your name and pronouns?   Selene Lawrence. I use she/her and they/them pronouns.   What is your year and major?   Technically, I’m a sophomore since...

Celebrating Identity: "Gender Affirming Care and Queer Radicalism" by Noel Hendrickson

Celebrating Identity: “Gender Affirming Care and Queer Radicalism” by Noel Hendrickson

Selene Lawrence May 17, 2024

  An Interview with Noel Hendrickson   What type of art do you make? What is your primary medium (or mediums)? I typically make 2d art in the form of pen sketches or comic book...

Celebrating Identity: “Di(E)aspora” by Forrest Klamath

Selene Lawrence May 17, 2024

An Interview with Forrest Klamath   Tell us the story behind your Prism submissions. "A Salmon Totem" came to me in a moment of deep reflection but I was also feeling some grief. As...

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Celebrating Identity: “Blooms of Black Joy” by Ciku Njigua

Selene Lawrence May 17, 2024

  An Interview with Ciku Njigua   What type of art do you make? What is your primary medium (or mediums?) My artistic expression primarily takes the form of mixed media collage,...

Celebrating Identity: “The Sacred Cenotes of the Maya” by Tess Ellis

Selene Lawrence May 17, 2024

The Sacred Cenotes of the Maya: A Passageway to the Underworld In the thick, blooming jungle of the Yucatán peninsula, I stood looking up at El Castillo, Chichen Itza’s main Maya ruin. I would say...

Celebrating Identity: “Dia de Muertos” by Tess Ellis

Selene Lawrence May 17, 2024

Dia de Muertos: A Symbol of Mexico’s Cultural Diversity and Resilience A sea of candles, yellow and orange marigolds, smells of freshly baked Pan de Muertos (or “bread of the dead”), and music...

Androgynous Bodies by Cecily Evonuk

Celebrating Identity: “Androgynous Bodies” by Cecily Evonuk

Selene Lawrence May 17, 2024

  An Interview with Cecily Evonuk can be found on the 5/17/24 episode of Prism's podcast, Refraction.       Biography: Cecily Evonuk is a third year undergraduate...

Celebrating Identity: A New Series from Prism

Selene Lawrence May 17, 2024

At the start of the academic year, Prism’s editors set a specific goal in mind: to lead an accessible and inclusive organization that creates not only a platform, but a true home for the work representative...

Yellow Flowers by Kyra Smith. Ink and Colored Pencil.

Art Feature: “Yellow Flowers” by Kyra Smith

Selene Lawrence May 11, 2024

    Biography: I am from a small town in Washington and moved to Corvallis this fall to start my first year here at Oregon State University. I am majoring in geology. Outside of my...

Maybe There Is Nothing Wrong by kelly

Art Feature: “Maybe There Is Nothing Wrong With Me” by Kelly Kyutoku

Selene Lawrence May 9, 2024

    Biography: I don’t have much experience with art classes, but I love creating art. I’ve worked a lot with fabric, water color, digital art, and whatever I can get my hands on....

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Poetry Feature: “Ars Poetica” by Jay Enghauser

Selene Lawrence May 7, 2024

  Ars Poetica   “Why would you write poems?” My stepdad asked me, Holding my journal in his calloused hands And shaking it in front of my face Like the words would fall from...

Artist Feature: Annasia Johnson

Artist Feature: Annasia Johnson

Selene Lawrence April 24, 2024

The following pieces deal with themes of sexual assault.   It Crept on Me Its the anniversary of that stupid night and it crept on me like the guilt that should be sleeping with you....

Artist Feature: Adrian Ostrow

Artist Feature: Adrian Ostrow

Selene Lawrence April 23, 2024

      Biography: I'm a ceramics artist majoring in electrical engineering. I fell in love with wheel-throwing in highschool, and I'm happy to be able to continue throwing...

Whale of a Tail by Natalie Donato. Photography.

Student Art Nature Gallery

Selene Lawrence April 22, 2024

Credits: Natalie Donato Biography: I’m an artist that works in digital and traditional mediums and an amateur wildlife photographer, as well as a second-year student studying marine biology and...

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Poetry Feature: “Over-Steeped San Diego” by Flora Snowden

Selene Lawrence April 20, 2024

Over-Steeped San Diego   August, when the clouds reflected so clearly on the rough surf that their line of separation hid in plain sight   We walked the pier Salt-sticky wood and gray...

Brutus by Olivia O'Halloran. Digital.

Art Feature: “Brutus” by Olivia O’Halloran

Selene Lawrence April 17, 2024

      Biography: Hello, my name is Olivia, and I am from Damascus, OR. I am a third-year mechanical engineering major with a minor in Aerospace. I primarily draw digital art,...

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A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Published

Selene Lawrence April 16, 2024

So, you just wrote a piece that you’re really proud of. If you’re interested in getting your name out there, or starting and building your literary career, publication seems like the natural next...

In Vivo by Rose Dixon. Mixed Media and Digital.

A Poem by Laian Alam & a Visual Feature by Rose Dixon

Selene Lawrence April 9, 2024

Untitled Pst, are you listening? Don’t fall asleep. You’ll only be confined for a little longer. Drink that week-old glass of water, It’s been sitting there untouched. It’ll only...

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Artist Feature: Avé Gray

Selene Lawrence April 4, 2024

  Grandma Makes Everything Better Inspired by Tom Andrews [“Codeine Diary”] On July 8th 2013 I watched my youngest brother learn to ride a bike. Well, a bike without training wheels,...

Tofino by Allie Doss. Photography.

A Prose Feature by Char Handick & a Visual Feature by Allie Doss

Selene Lawrence April 3, 2024

  A Rambling Remembrance   All those afternoons spent running in the woods behind the house where deer ran and children ran and cold rivers ran all the way home where we ran to disentangle...

Honesty by Aspen McCallum

A Poem by Katie Livermore & a Visual Feature by Aspen McCallum

Selene Lawrence April 2, 2024

  My Mosaic Heart   How are you doing it? stealing my heart, piece by piece, brick by brick, until it resembles a mosaic unlike before.   Yet instead of fleeing with...

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An Excerpt by Jackie Ruff & a Visual Feature by Ingrid Olson

Selene Lawrence March 30, 2024

  Excerpt from "Wishmaker"   The sun rises and I open my eyes to see the light of the new day. I stretch open my petals so that light can hit every inch of me. The warm rays on my...

The Last Day by Canyon Roberts.

An Excerpt by Rhys Hodson & a Visual Feature by Canyon Roberts

Selene Lawrence March 29, 2024

  Excerpt from "Deep in the Woods"   These eyes were unlike any that Morgan had ever seen before. They did not appear attached to any form, instead peering down at Morgan from the...

Wings of an Unsuspecting Serpent by McKenzie Klecker

An Excerpt by Rhys Hodson & a Visual Feature by McKenzie Klecker

Selene Lawrence March 27, 2024

  Excerpt from "Waltz of Shattered Glass"   “We should marry!” “What?” I repeat, incredulous. I am too shocked to even wrench my hands out of his grip. “No, listen,...

Ouroboros by Rose Dixon. Acrylics, Crayon, and Ink.

Art Feature: “Ouroboros” by Rose Dixon

Selene Lawrence March 22, 2024

  Biography: Hello there! My name is Rose (she/her). I'm a self-taught artist, a zoology major, and a proud member of the LGBTQ community. I use my art as a method of communication and self-expression....

Ascension by Ella Ciffone. Collage.

A Poem by Allie Wood & a Visual Feature by Ella Ciffone

Selene Lawrence March 19, 2024

The Curse My mouth is carefully woven from a spool of gold, created out of spite and something akin to wonder. I am propped up, on display in the summer heat, so they can get a better look...

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Poetry Feature: “I Need a New Muse” by Rachel Snyder

Selene Lawrence March 13, 2024

      Biography: I am a Psychology major with minors in both Writing and English at Oregon State University. My passion in life lies in either helping people or inspiring...

Awareness by Natalie Nafsinger. Ink on Paper

A Poem by Ana Tracy & a Visual Feature by Natalie Nafsinger

Selene Lawrence March 12, 2024

  Acrobat I am growing all the time all the time, more of the time the woman I want to be in control consistently doing right persistently for longer periods punctuated less frequently by...

Dip by Alyssa Birmingham. Acrylic on Canvas.

Art Feature: “Dip” by Alyssa Birmingham

Selene Lawrence March 11, 2024

  Biography: Hello I'm Alyssa! I'm a second year botany major here at OSU. Growing up on 'Oahu, Hawaii, I developed a strong passion for native plants and ecosystems. This has led me to pursue...

"Enter Biosphere" photographed by Carly Thorkildson

Two Poems by Olivia Elier & a Visual Feature by Carly Thorkildson

Selene Lawrence March 5, 2024

dear reader, i’m fine. i don’t wish to die on bad days i wish to die at the end of the best ones on days where the coffee is warm and the weather is nice where the ice in my cup doesn’t...

Cherry Sigh by A. Roos

Art Feature: “Cherry Sigh” by A. Roos

Selene Lawrence March 4, 2024

Biography: A.Roos works with acrylic, gouache, watercolor, sharpies, and other mediums to express passion and pain and connect them to nature’s beauty. Their style relies on heavily saturated colors,...

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Prose Feature: “Doll Girl” by Arib Khan

Selene Lawrence February 27, 2024

Doll Girl It was about the girl and then it wasn’t. A little before that, she played the piano and it was awesome. Actually, it was the keyboard, but that’s didn’t sound as cool. But this time...

Poetry Feature: "Goldilocks" by Christopher Pugh

Poetry Feature: “Goldilocks” by Christopher Pugh

Selene Lawrence February 19, 2024

Goldilocks A winter hymnal begins. he gathers scattered clothing like a fire drill. I am making snow angels atop Garnett Hill, sheets swaddling me limply. Left to the exposure, he puts...

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