The Polyphony
Polyphony Student Journal’s Issue 4 is now available online ! Enjoy our creative and thoughtful works by GDP students from the link below. Letter from the Editor Hi [reader]! It’s been a while. You might be wondering who I am, so let me introduce myself for a bit. My name is Kayla, a 4th-year student […]
By Kayla Guevara
It is September 23, 1972.
My family members rustle around the house, the neighborhood dogs are making their presence known, and the rhythmic static of the radio plays its tune. I greet the breeze knocking against my window, the sun peeking through the dancing linen curtains, and the thin layer of sweat on my forehead. I say hello to the aroma of my parents’ freshly brewed barako coffee and the all-too-familiar scent of our favorite snack[1] , turon. It is just another day in September, but it was a day like no other.
A dystopian short story on healthcare and the pandemic by our Editor-in-Chief Forrest Maynock.
A poem by our Creative Editor Mattie Balagat.
This story depicts a life of a young African American boy who is in his second year of high school. After the global pandemic hit, his parents are constantly busy with their night shift at Stevenson Hospital. In this story, we see the dark reality of social inequality in today’s world and how the spread of Covid-19 makes this disaster visible.
As a Filipino living in Okayama, Mattie entrusts her feelings in the words of her newest poem, and in the familiar taste, smell, and sound of home.
The Polyphony