Thorn Anthology

Thorn: An 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)