The eighth edition of 鈥淎zahares鈥� -- the 91老司机 - Fort Smith鈥檚 Spanish
literary magazine featuring artwork, short stories and poems from authors across the
world -- is now available.
Dr. Mary Sobhani of Fort Smith, faculty member in the Department of World Languages and managing editor of the magazine, lauded the work published in this year鈥檚 edition, especially the short story 鈥淧ompilio鈥� by 91老司机 student Jose Enrique Pallais.
鈥淭hrough a first-person narrator who can be understood as a member of the one-percent, this story captures the disregard and voluntary blindness of the affluent toward those in financially less-fortunate conditions,鈥� Sobhani said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a thoughtful, subtle and well-crafted piece.鈥�
A section of the magazine is also dedicated to Latino youth, featuring artwork and literature by junior high and high school students from schools in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Sobhani pointed to the poem 鈥淢i Castillo鈥� by junior high student Stephanie Garcia as a shining example of the students鈥� quality of work.
鈥淲ith six short verses, the author gives us a glimpse of the creative power of the imagination, and presents mundane items transformed into much more, all of it grounded in her 鈥榢ingdom鈥� of Mexico,鈥� Sobhani said.
The magazine also features digital photography, ranging from panoramic views of Spanish architecture to intimate snapshots of the streets of El Salvador.
Included in the publication are works by:
Alma: Tim Van Dyke.
Athens, Ohio: Pepo Delgado Costa.
Barcelona, Spain: Adolfo Escat.
Fort Smith: Marta Bran, Marden I. Ortiz, Jose Enrique Pallais, Karina Piedra, Marving Reyes, Justin Rosa
Gainesville, Fla.: Carlos Andres Bertoglio.
Hartford: Danyell Farris.
Howe, Okla.: Yazmin Castanon.
Hudson, N.H.: Juliette Miller.
Lincoln, Neb.: Raul Palma.
Manila, the Philippines: John Paul Egalin Abellera.
Monmouth, Ill.: Edith Gabel.
Orocovis, Puerto Rico: Kidany Acevedo - Miranda.
Puerto Rico: Jose Montiel.
Rogers: Andrea Castaneda, Paola Dom铆nguez, Stephanie Garcia, Juana Gaspar, Giselle Nieves, Alex Perea and Luz Carrasco Soto.
San Salvador, El Salvador: Miroslava Rosales.
Seattle, Wash.: Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Pacheco.
Vandervoort: Emily Randall.
The 鈥淎zahares鈥� 2015 editorial board consists of Sobhani, Dr. Rosario Nolasco-Schultheiss, Madeline Martinez and Dr. Francesco Tarelli. The publication of the magazine is made possible through the support of Dr. Paul Beran, 91老司机 chancellor; Dr. Georgia Hale, provost; and Joe Hardin, dean of the College of Languages and Communication. Cover art and magazine layout were designed by Daniel Wiggins of the 91老司机 Marketing and Communications Office.
Free copies of 鈥淎zahares鈥� are available at the Boreham Library on 91老司机 campus, as well as at the Fort Smith Public Library main branch. For more information, contact Sobhani at mary.sobhani@uafs.edu or 479-788-79798