Letter from the Editors

DEAR READERS,

Our goal at Kiosk is to provide a creative space for the student writers and artists at KU. We look for skill, passion, imagination, and profound, unique, groundbreaking ideas. We embrace art that defies boundaries - art that is revolutionary - and we are proud to fill our pages with the inspired, the expressive, and the unconventional.

For this edition of Kiosk, we envisioned a collection of art and literature that captures this revolutionary spirit. We recognized a hunger for change, and we believe that art has the unique ability to spur radical action. We encouraged our authors and artists to disrupt the norm, leap into discomfort, to envision a better world and create art that reflects it. We pushed them to embrace the essence of rebellion - be they small, lonely rebellions, or revolutions of style or form - and they rose to the challenge.

Although we certainly didn’t foresee the unusual circumstances of this semester, we find it rather fitting that our Revolution issue comes at a time of unprecedented uncertainty. Our previous issue, Paradise Lost, centered on the collective mourning of a future once promised and a golden world long faded. In many ways, this issue is its direct successor, and we can think of no better time to celebrate the transition from grief to collective action. As we mourn half a semester lost, we bring this revolutionary spirit into the new world we are entering, the world we hope to create not only through our art, but through our collective empathy, cooperation, and patience.

The global pandemic brought about numerous changes to our style and process, both in how the magazine was put together and how it was distributed, as we publish this issue online rather than print physical copies. While we recognize the importance of holding art in one’s hand, we also know that publishing online means greater distribution for the artists and writers whose work is included in this issue. We hope that this will lead to a sense of connectedness and solidarity between our artists and readers, helping to bridge a gap created by unprecedented times.

We would like to sincerely thank our staff and our advisors, Mary Klayder and Andrea Herstowski, for helping us craft this edition of Kiosk. We would also like to thank our family, our friends, and you, our readers, for your unwavering support of our work. As we approach the unknown, we hope that the revolutionary art and literature you find in these pages serves as a reminder of the power of creative expression to foster hope and transformation in times when they are most needed.

VIVE LA RÉVOLUTION!

Jamie Hawley

Sierra Hunter

Kelsey Rolofson

Brianna Wessling