Eliot Aguera y Arcas is a third-year from Seattle, Washington majoring in Middle Eastern studies. Some of her favourite poets include H.D., Ibn ʿArabī, and Natalie Diaz; in prose, she returns regularly to the pages of Moby-Dick. Outside of Euphony, Eliot can be found watching films and honing her crossword time.

Kiran Collins is a third-year from Riverside, IL, majoring in English language & literature. He loves reading, and particularly likes the humor writing of James Thurber, Beverly Nichols, and E.M. Delafield. When not reading, he enjoys photography, baking, and practicing his French. He hopes to eventually set up his own home darkroom.

Katherine Chen is a fourth-year who joined Euphony in her first year. Her fascination with cats is boundless—whether she’s thinking about them, daydreaming about them, or envisioning a tranquil rural retirement surrounded by them. Katherine often stays up very very late to read, inadvertently witnessing multiple sunrises along the way. Thrilled to bring her literary passions to Euphony, she’s excited to contribute to the team!

Julia Perez is a third-year from Chicago, Illinois majoring in Creative Writing and Media, Arts, and Design. She enjoys reading the works of Sandra Cisneros, any fantasy or horror novels that come her way, and graphic novels. If she’s not studying or reviewing poems for Euphony, she’s either writing, drawing, or looking at pictures of her cats, Patches and Skippy.

Sophia Shahul is a third-year from Chicago, IL majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in English and Creative Writing. She has a particular soft spot for the poems of Mary Oliver and Louise Gluck, and writes poetry on her own when inspiration strikes. When she’s not reading or writing, she can usually be found in the lab watching mice run on wheels and trying not to get bitten.

Vivian Liu is a fourth-year math major and a proud Chicagoan. She spends a lot of her free time staring at her cursor on Google Docs, touching grass with friends, and drawing while jamming to music.