Student Stories
The English Department is proud to present some of the work of our own students and from students taking English courses in this student stories section!
Highlight: Angel R. Ackerman ’13 and McKenna Graf ’26
Some Lafayette connections at a glance:
- Angel R. Ackerman (’13 former member of communications team)
- Art Director Gayle Hendricks, whom Angel met when they both worked in communications (when it was PICRO and in the basement of Watson Hall)
- Poet Darrell Parry, assistant manager at the College Store
- Illustrator Joseph Swarctz, plant operations
- Angel’s assistant and soon-to-be published author Allison Stein ’27
- Poet McKenna Graf ’26
- Eva Parry ’27, who created a tarot journal
- Sales rep Robert Pursell
- Angel has signed contracts to publish Madeleine Marriott ’24 and R. Diskin Black in 2026
Featured Work
Enjoy perusing work from our own majors!
Natalia Ferruggia | Lafayette College ‘26 | English (Literature Concentration) & History Double Major
McKenna Graf | Lafayette College ‘26 | English (Writing Concentration) & FAMS Double Major
Goodness Obadofin | Lafayette College ‘26 | English Major (Writing Concentration) | Data Science Minor
Amanda Serpi | Lafayette College ‘26 | English (Writing Concentration) & Government/Law Double Major | WGS Minor
The Education of Women in the Victorian Era-Amanda Serpi (1)
Kristen Vincent | Lafayette College ‘26 | English Major (Writing Concentration) | Government/Law Minor
Seeing Is Believing – Kristen Vincent (Winner of the Jean Corrie Poetry Prize-2024)
Check out some work from students in English courses!
William Lauinger | Lafayette College ‘26 | Economics Major | German Minor | Written in: ENG 151 Introduction to Creative Writing
Two Poem Collection- William Lauinger
Urvi Thakker | Lafayette College ‘26 |English (Writing Concentration) Major | Art Minor | Written in: ENG 361 Advanced Poetry taught by Professor Megan Fernandes
Pore over the poems from the winner and finalists of the 2025 Jean Corrie Poetry Contest!
Urvi Thakker | Winner: Love Letter to Bandra (and leisure) | Lafayette College ’26 | English (Writing Concentration) Major | Art Minor
Love Letter to Bandra and leisure
Lonan Jennings | Finalist: American History // The Land We Are | Lafayette College ’27 | English (Literature Concentration) & Classical Civilization Studies Double Major | German Minor
American History __ The Land We Are
Clare Socolow | Finalist: if I had more time I would have hit you harder | Lafayette College ’27 | Biology Major | Writing Minor
if I had more time I would have hit you harder
Take a look at the work from the winner and finalists of the 2025 H. MacKnight Black Poetry Contest!
Benry James | Winner: dear wormwood, | Lafayette College ‘25 | English (Writing Concentration) & Geology Double Major | Theater Minor
Fathima Yumna Hussain | Finalist: Beneath the Veil | Lafayette College ’25 | Mathematics-Economics Major | Data Science Minor
James Boateng | Finalist: Gather Them and Sell | Lafayette College ’25 | Computer Science Major | Mathematics Minor
Gather Them and Sell – James Boateng