Shelby WoodsOct 4, 2018Finding My PlaceElan has always been somewhat of an aspiration for me. The first time I heard about the magazine was at a booster meeting my mom had...
Noland BlainSep 26, 2018The Next ChapterThis is my first year on the Élan staff, and I have a confession: when I first came to DA, I had no idea what Élan was. When I cracked...
Valerie BustoMay 4, 2018Natasha Trethewey’s Poetry Dragged a Portfolio Out of MeThe clean lines of her newest, most popular poetry book were so soft in the palms of my hands that it almost felt like a crime when I...