Thorn Anthology
The first Thorn was published in 1970 as the brainchild of a small group of Dr. Nicholas Barker’s creative writing students, and Covenant’s fine arts publication is alive and flourishing today. On a yearly basis, student editors have gathered submissions and creatively published a body of poetry, short prose, photography, and artwork for the Covenant community. Thorn: An Anthology features the publication’s finest work from 1970 to the present. Editor Sarah Lester (’07) compiled and designed the anthology as her Senior Integration Project, an endeavor that grew out of a brainstorming session in Nicholas Barker’s office.
Thorn: An Anthology includes over 100 pages of contributions from the students and faculty members listed below. The book is warmly dedicated to Dr. Barker, who helped cultivate the college’s rich literary and artistic culture, and includes a short dedication piece written by Dr. Jim Wildeman. Thorn: An Anthology also features a “Where Are They Now” index with current information about the anthology’s contributors.
Covenant College is now proud to present a brilliant bouquet of poetry, prose, and artwork to the community for consideration once again.
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List of Contributors
Christine Alston (’03)
Sally (Jones) Badenoch (’84)
Barber Bancroft (’78)
Josiah Bancroft (‘75)
Nicholas Barker
Tacy Jane (Williams) Beck (’06)
Aaron Belz (’93)
Caelen Bird (’07)
Sara Elsbeth (Barnett) Blackman
J.R. Caines, Jr. (’93)
Paul Cheney
Mary Hamilton Chestnut
Philip Cox (’71)
Rachel (Landrum) Crumble
Jonathan Davis (’00)
Evan Donovan (’06)
Kim (Warren) Essenburg (’87)
Clifford Foreman
Daniel Gilchrist (’89)
Amy (Diefenthaler) Glass (’91)
Mike Hardie (’92)
Russell Heddendorf
Rachel Hopson
Damien Howard (’82)
Lowen Howard (‘06)
Vincent Howard (’05)
Carla Huxtable (’07)
Edward Kellogg
Chris Kornman (’04)
Deborah (Kellogg) Kropp (’73)
Eric Kucks (’07)
Rebekah Larson (’06)
Bryan Lee (’05)
Ling-Mei Lim
Natalie Lodico (’07)
Kyle MacKillop (’06)
Rochelle (Taylor) Marshall (’05)
Aaron Mesh (’04)
Alex Miller, Jr.
Emily Miller
Amy Moffitt (’98)
Bethany Mollenkof
Mark Murray (’07)
Randy Nabors (’72)
Laura Neale (’05)
Bob Nickles (’04)
Rebecca Norman (’02)
Jose Ocando (’07)
Anne (Doe) Overstreet
Ethan Pettit (’75)
Terry Pettit
John Pummell (’82)
Patricia Ralston (’88)
Gregory Reynolds (’75)
Cathryn (Flowers) Ritchie (’74)
Timm Rittler (’85)
Jordan Ross (’03)
Peg (Brock) Rustand
Bert Rutgers (’05)
Barb Schreur
David Scott
Mark Shaw (’06)
Miriam Shelden (’87)
Rachel (Wright) Silva (’04)
Laura Simmons (’94)
Eleanor Soltau (’72)
Micah Sprunger (’98)
Lawrence Stanley (’70)
Justin Stephens (’04)
Ben Thomas (’99)
Sarah Thomas (’07)
Elizabeth Tubergen
James Ward (’72)
Bob Wiegers (’99)
Jim Wildeman (’73)
John Wilson (’71)
