Bøger udgivet af UCO - New Plains Review

New Plains Review is a student-driven literary journal with its roots at the University of Central Oklahoma that strives to present the same creative and academic excellence upon which the university is founded. We serve as an inclusive collection of creative works in the forms of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and artwork, passionately showcasing the character, voice, and spirit of our writers. It is through this collection that we hope to empower writers and artists from varying cultures and backgrounds.

For each edition of the New Plains Review, we receive countless submissions from writers and artists all across the world. And with each edition, we are never disappointed with the total mastery of imagination, creativity, and craftsmanship that we witness from what we receive. The freedom to display creativity and self-expression has always been of the utmost importance to the New Plains Review as a literary journal. All of the pieces that we have chosen-from "Elmo in the Passenger Seat" to "When Bouncing Bettys and Truth Collide"-are works that we feel promote this idea of creativity both in narrative and in style exceptionally, allowing our readers to continue to view the world in ways that they may not have considered before-in a way that only art and literature can provide. We are proud of the imagination and creativity of the artists and writers whose works we have displayed in this journal, and we are pleased to present to you the Fall 2015 Edition of the New Plains Review.

The New Plains Review staff, a student-run literary journal at the University of Central Oklahoma, is proud to have received hundreds of submissions from all over the world. Keeping with the University of Central Oklahoma's goals of both excellence and diversity, it is our mission to share with our readers a selection of fantastic works from a diverse number of authors and artists throughout the world. We are eager to help these creators broaden their audience and re-inforce the importance of the arts in our everyday lives. It is also with these hopes of transformation and a broader perspective we present the Spring issue for 2015 to our readers. These selections give a glimpse into the authors and artists minds be they depictions of coping with everyday life, either in the past or the present, or growing more aware of the world at large. The works selected in this issue of the New Plains Review and its special "UCO@125" section strive to show glimpses of the human experience from a variety of different times and viewpoints and the ever evolving human spirit. This year, the University of Central Oklahoma is celebrating the 125th anniversary of its opening. As a result, we have added a special section to this issue of the New Plains Review, which is dedicated to the celebration of "UCO@125." The University of Central Oklahoma is one of the first institutions of higher learning to be established in Oklahoma; as a result, it is one of the longest running universities in the southwestern United States. The University is still going strong today, and it is dedicated to instructing through the methods of transformative learning. This method aims to not simply teaching students, but to teach them through opening their minds to other possibilities and viewpoints - to not only make them better scholars, but to make them better people. We hope that our journal is an inspiration to all our readers.

The stories and poems selected encompass issues and emotions such as loss, the complexity of human relationships, acceptance, rebirth, and the beauty of nature. Our chosen artwork is diverse and displays multiple talents in various mediums. The personal creative works contained within these pages, whether fictional, poetic, visually artistic, or true to life, are powerful reflections of our current culture, which we have preserved in their most elegant form. We are pleased to present to you our Fall 2014 issue of New Plains Review.

This Spring publication of the New Plains Review has been a combined effort of diverse talents by each of our hardworking student editors. This issue integrates authors with various perspectives and voices from our culture today. We have chosen distinctive entries for our Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction sections which highlight topics such as the natural state of life, the emotion of rebellion, and the controversial subject of infidelity. A wonderful aspect of writing is the way in which it allows anyone to voice their unique experiences-no matter how difficult, comedic, heartwarming, or abstract they might be. A perfect example of this colorful abstraction is our selected artwork by Dr. Ernest Williamson III. We keep our writers and audience in mind as we select our stories and edit them. We hope to embolden our readers to write and create, whether it be a short poem about a moment in their lives, a tale with compelling images and creations that don't exist, or creating art that can change our perspective. As dedicated editors with a love for publishing art and the written word, we are confident both our hard work and the authors' multifarious works we have selected are aptly displayed herein. We present the Spring 2014 issue of New Plains Review. Christina Morel and Kaylee Kain Co-Editors-in-Chief

New Plains Review is published semiannually in the spring and fall by the University of Central Oklahoma and is staffed by faculty and students. We are committed to publishing high quality poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction by established and emerging writers. As passionate editors and students of New Plains Review, The University of Central Oklahoma's literary journal, we have chosen the following written and visual work for their enticing originality, creativity, and urgency to be in print. We desire to engage our readers with thought-provoking emotion and discussion, while remaining true to the author's voice and intent, and to gather in unison a moving, memorable literary journal. This Fall, we have included a wide variety of material in our Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction sections. Inadvertently, we found ourselves being drawn to works that portray the darker side of the human mind and life. This may be evident considering our opening quote from Poe. While discussing these issues, we were convinced our readers would also be enraptured in the intensity of our writers' words. Our chosen authors and poets have written on diverse subjects such as suicide, depression, marriage, family dilemmas, death, society's obsession with beauty, murder and crime, imagination, and guilt. For our Special Section, Dr. Timothy Petete's students have submitted a variety of artistic representations discussing society's stereotypes, stereotypes in mental illnesses, feminism, and other imperative social issues. This issue's Visual Art section contains a wide variety of high contrast artwork and photography, portraits, and concept artwork. We have chosen to feature the talented Brian Forrest on our 1920s themed cover and divider artwork. On behalf of New Plains Review, we are pleased to present to you our Fall 2013 issue.