Underground Pool is the annual literary magazine published by the University of the Arts.
I had the honor of designing the spring 2023 issue with Genevieve Wittrock.
Students in Creative Writing and Graphic Design serve as each year's editors and designers. Every issue features short fiction, poetry and artwork by undergraduates from all majors at UArts.
With the beginning of the 2020-21 school year, Underground Pool moved to an all-online format, expanding to include music, dance, spoken word, and more. The theme of the Spring 2021 issue was Containment; in Spring 2022, the theme is Returning.
In 2023, Underground Pool returned to its print format with the theme of Transparency, yet continued to incorporate performance into the most recent issue.
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Writing Editors {left to right}: Mac Chandler, Z Murphy, John Tom Raczkowski, & Jules Hostetter.
Designers {center}: Me & Genevieve Wittrock.
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During the release party contributing writers read featured pieces from inside a curtained box to play into the theme: Transparency.
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Several books with their vellum belly bands.
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Opening remarks at the release party.
