“Illuminated Face” by Katelin Lopez ’25
“Illuminated Face” by Katelin Lopez ’25
“No More Nightmares” by Morgan Grismer ’23
“No More Nightmares” by Morgan Grismer ’23 It’s dark outside and the house is finally free of the voices that filled the living room not too long ago. I move silently around cleaning up the toys and putting away the couch cushions that were used for the ultimate fort twenty minutes prior. Almost done, then…
“Day Lilies at night” by Adian Mansfield ’23
“Day Lilies at night” by Adian Mansfield ’23
“Plastic Grass” by Shea Flannelly ’26
“Plastic Grass” by Shea Flannelly ’26 My heart is filled with plastic grass Not growing or getting longer It sits and waits for something more But has no need for water Some say I’m easier to maintain That I’m shiny, sharp, and new But all I do is imitate For I so ever long to…
“New Beginnings” by Ciara Bice ’25
“New Beginnings,” by Ciara Bice ’25 Easter is the time of new beginnings Flowers begin to spring Chicks begin to hatch The birds begin to chirp But most importantly The rise of Jesus Christ, His dying for us, starts a new beginning: A beginning we must celebrate everyday. There are constant reminders of these beginnings:…
The Renaissance: “The Lucky Leprechaun” poem, “Green Fields” photo
“The Lucky Leprechaun” by Caroline Filocamo ’26 Oh la, ti-dah, Today’s the day, I make a quick get-away! The boys and girls have built their traps, And planned out all the treasure maps Made to lock me up in a box — But they forget I am sly as a fox! “Better luck next time”…
The Renaissance: The Nature of It All
“The Nature of It All” by William Hegarty ’23 I consider showers at dusk in the cool December airand midwinter sunsets.There’s much more than meets the eye.The blazing lights of cities, the soaring skies of aircraft,phenomenons of a new age, growing lifelessand cold. A body freshly exhumed, a graveshamelessly robbed, guiltless thieves,ignorant of doom. Greed…
The Renaissance: “Deux Millimetres” & “Unity”
“Deux Millimetres” by Lynn Frederic ’23 Any mirror within my gaze would only reflect the distance by which I am defined: a two-millimeter-gapped smile. Why did I have to be different? I would faintly laugh as I was told to get my gap “fixed”. I learned to hate the space in my smile because I…
The Renaissance: “Summer Child” & “Save the Earth”
“Summer Child” By Erin O’Connor ’25 I fell in love with the earth at a young age. I fell in love with the spray of the sun, And I fell in love with the voice of the wind. Even though I was born in the midst of winter, I soon became a summer child. I…
Renaissance Hosts Read-around
Article by Phoenix writer Keira Quigley ’26: The Renaissance, Kellenberg’s literary magazine, held its first poetry read-around of the year on Friday, January 20th. The Renaissance hosted a few of these last year. The poetry read-around gave us an opportunity to “expand the club and not just post the creative work of students at Kellenberg…