Caleb Jagoda…

 talks in aphorisms until those closest to him demand he stop—but hey, you know what they say: Buy the ticket, take the ride. Caleb is a poet, journalist, and lord of the living room with a burning passion for a good half-soup, half-sandwich meal deal. He is a second-year MFA poetry candidate at the University of New Hampshire, where he also received his BA, in English and journalism, in 2021. Previously, he’s worked as assistant editor at New Hampshire Magazine, reported for America’s Test Kitchen’s “Proof” podcast, Down East Magazine, and Beer & Weed Magazine, and published poetry with Blue Earth Review, Gigantic Tentacles Magazine, and The Queens Review, among other places. He and his pals started a creative collective called Neon Snooze, that publishes a magazine every now and again.

With respect to brevity, the following is a list of things Caleb loves, in no particular order: Richard Linklater flicks (but especially Dazed and Confused); an ice-cold Miller High Life; quoting Vince Vaughn at random; pick-up basketball; “The Man” by Roc Marciano; shooting the breeze; and, of course, living la vida loca. His favorite writers include Jesse Nathan, Mekeel McBride, Helen Oyeyemi, Bob Kaufman, billy woods, and Yusef Komunyakaa. When he isn’t holding court at a dimly-lit watering hole or embracing his youth, you can find Caleb out on the town, digging the scene.