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by Marionne Gapuz Near the beginning of the new millennium came images of giants collapsing and human bodies leaping flashed on the television, as the public watched, unsettled and almost disbelieving. The country’s next move became imperative. Carolina Quarterly‘s 2001 Winter Issue arrived in mailboxes in the wake of national trauma, and many pieces in this issue reveal what a burden the search for hope could be and explore the extent to which hope is attainable.  Photo by Jock Lauterer, courtesy of the Carrboro Citizen When the news of Doris Betts’ death reached us in late April, we here in the CQ office didn’t have time to fully process the loss, with finals looming and the press deadline for issue 62.1 upon us. In the intervening weeks, we’ve had time to reflect upon her legacy, her importance to the literary world at large, and to The Carolina Quarterly specifically. Throughout its history, Betts has been a constant presence in the pages of the Quarterly. From book reviews, to interviews, to stories, she has been both the author and subject of much of the writing in our pages. She published numerous short stories with us – the first in 1954 and the last in our inaugural online issue, released in the summer of 2011. In 2002, we even dedicated an entire issue to honoring her work. Generations of CQ editors came to know her as a contributor, professor, and mentor. She will be sorely missed. Below are samples of some of Betts’ work that has graced our pages over the decades:
by Scott Davis Vibrant natural images and arresting, original character explorations fill the Spring 2000 Issue of the Carolina Quarterly. Even over a wide breadth of topics—from poems actually about nature to essays about competive eating—this edition manifests the refreshing bloom Spring brings into our lives from cover to cover. To celebrate 65 years of CQ, in 2013 we’ll roll out a whole new journal design. We’re still very early in the planning stages, so we’d love to hear your thoughts. What would you like to see change in our cover design or internal layout? Are there fonts you find particularly appealing, or that we should avoid (all comic sans, all the time)? What journals do you most admire for their design? Let us know what you think in the comments and we’ll take your ideas to our brilliant and dedicated designer, Philip McFee. In honor of National Poetry Month, The Carolina Quarterly launched a campaign to display the poetic talents in Orange County, North Carolina on all Chapel Hill Transit buses. To do so, we ran a poetry contest open to all students at UNC-Chapel Hill and residents of Orange County. We received a number of wonderful submissions and left the unenviable task of selecting the winners to contest judge Michael Chitwood The winners are as follows: $50 Grand Prize Winner: Honorable Mentions: Each Chapel Hill Transit bus will feature two poems throughout the month of April. Liana’s poem will appear on all 98 CHT buses, while the Honorable Mentions will be randomly distributed amongst the buses. The posters go out on Wednesday, so keep an eye out for them. Thanks to everyone who submitted poems, to Michael Chitwood for judging, and to Peyton Riley and Lee Norton for assistance with the poster design. Immense thanks to Assistant Editor Bhumi Dalia for conceiving of, publicizing, and successfully implementing the Bards on the Bus contest. Thanks also to Assistant Transit Director Brian Litchfield of Chapel Hill Transit for helping us to get poetry onto the buses. You can take a look at the posters here: |
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