About the Muser

Quinn Gruber is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania studying English and Italian. Right now, they’re thinking a lot about the poet Margherita Guidacci (whose first book, The Sand and the Angel, they translated for their creative writing thesis), James Joyce, and, more broadly, the intersections of science and literature. When they aren’t reading or writing, they’re knitting, sculpting very tiny things, and collecting other hobbies. They unironically enjoy dancing and listening to polka. Their favorite possession is a wooden darning mushroom that belonged to their Oma, which reads in German: “When boys won’t leave you alone, stay at home and darn socks.”