All tagged motivational

S:2-Ep:9 Alexandra Riseman

Alexandra, an Oak Park native, uses her writing to share the whimsy, the weird and the real. Raised in a jewish house hold, she incorporates her Eastern European Jewish heritage into her writing, while taking inspiration from some of her favorite authors: Kafka and Poe.

S:2-Ep:8 Kimberly Shine

Kimberly Shine is a creative and media professional from chicago. Her collection of poetry, “On the Other Side of Everything” encourages readers to quiet the noise, take control of their lives and to live freely.

S:2-Ep:5 Matthew Gutierrez/Katelin Reinert

Matthew’s poetry focuses on themes of memory, environment, love, sexual desire, dreams, madness and death. The poems paint a picture inside your mind, transporting you to a place of imagination and, at times, fantasy.

Katelin Reinert is a junior BMus Music Composition major at Columbia College Chicago. She is an advanced pianist and flutist and the first chair melodica player of Columbia College Chicago's New Music Ensemble. Katelin, aspiring to become a media composer, has premiered two of her original scores with the ensemble.