The Indicator x The Student: “A Cross Walk in a Labyrinth”

In this piece, originally published in The Indicator's Fall 2022 issue, Senior Managing Editor Dustin Copeland ’25 tries to remember a bridge from his childhood.

The Indicator x The Student: “The Persimmon Tree”

Kei Lim ’25 explores their relationship with their mother in a piece originally published in the Spring 2022 edition of the Indicator.

Whispers in the Woods: An Investigation of Amherst’s Poetry Boxes

Poetry mailboxes populate Amherst’s hiking trails, thriving in secrecy. Humphrey Chen ’26 attempts to understand these fixtures of the college and their cloudy origins.

The Indicator x The Student: “Untitled”

Mariana Rivera-Donsky ’25 depicts a lonesome woman in “Untitled,” a short story originally published in the Spring 2022 issue of The Indicator.

Poetic Perspectives: “Writing My Body”

Poetic Perspectives returns with Mikayah Parsons’ ’24 “Writing My Body,” an exploration of abortion rights and bodily autonomy.

Poetic Perspectives: “Ignite”

With evocative and elegant language, Quincy Smith ʼ25 invites us to awaken our senses. The poem explores questions about how we find our personal identity.