Supreme Decisions –Jim Piatt Promises, discarded, broken, lie beside other dusty laws of the past, trampled under the grime of… Read more Supreme Decisions
THE TRUMPETER
July Web Feature THE TRUMPETER –John Grey No one noticed his brown eyes, receding hairline, or the goatee poking out… Read more THE TRUMPETER
Raging River & Rocks
June Web Features Photo: Raging River & Rocks – Michael Gardner Michael Gardner is a transfer student at ENMU, majoring… Read more Raging River & Rocks
The Ping Not Taken
May Web Feature The Ping Not Taken – Storey Clayton In 1998, the year I graduated high school, Gwyneth… Read more The Ping Not Taken
Spring 2020 Issue
Read Volume 78 Number 1 here: El Portal 2020 Spring
poems by Bridget Richardson
Cupide and his lyste of arwes or The path to my degree My first love forgot to love me back… Read more poems by Bridget Richardson
Highway 50
March Web Feature Highway 50 – Ahsha M. Vigil The payphone beeps loudly, the operator’s monotone voice pours through the… Read more Highway 50
Thaddeus Rutkowski, Fall 2019 Visiting Writer
“A moth sees a flame, or multiple flames, through its compound eyes. The image is a kaleidoscope of luminous spots… Read more Thaddeus Rutkowski, Fall 2019 Visiting Writer
Amazonians Have a Hundred Words for Green
February Web Feature INFINITE KARMIC LORE from Amazonians Have a Hundred Words for Green by Gerard Sarnat Here we are… Read more Amazonians Have a Hundred Words for Green
Fall 2019 Issue
Fall 2019 volume 77 number 2
Your Pet Turtle
January Web Feature Your Pet Turtle –William Doreski We agree that nothing is absolute, not the dark of closets, not… Read more Your Pet Turtle
Fall 2019 Prize Winners
Congratulations to our ENMU Student Prize Winners for Fall 2019 FICTION 1st place: Natalie Franco Torres for “A Second Chance”… Read more Fall 2019 Prize Winners
Poems by Simon Perchik
December Web Feature by Simon Perchik * You feed these birds at night the way every feather they use comes… Read more Poems by Simon Perchik
Fall 2019 Visiting Writer
El Portal and the ENMU Department of Languages and Literature are delighted to announce our Fall 2019 visiting writer: Thaddeus… Read more Fall 2019 Visiting Writer
Poetry Throw Back: Steve Bellin-Oka
A former guest poet/mentor turned Artist-in-Residence, Steve Bellin-Oka, shared the following piece with El Portal on November 11, 2016. We always… Read more Poetry Throw Back: Steve Bellin-Oka
Write. Now.
Send us your best work: el.portal@enmu.edu We’re always reading for digital content. In the subject line of your e-mail, include:… Read more Write. Now.
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