BRIO.
/BREE-oh/,noun
Vivacity, spirit, an individual energy.
The undergraduate journal of the NYU comparative literature department.
A student-founded publication that combines literary criticism with fiction and visual art. In an effort to represent the wide spectrum of discourses that serve as the foundation of comparative study, the journal accepts submissions from any source and in any language.
Submissions open for our fall 2025 issue:
“Decomposition”
Decomposition can be found everywhere. The fallen leaves of the season slowly dissolve to nourish the ground; the decay and disassembly of dead bodies begets more life; and the dissolution of empires offer us bittersweet clarity. What can be learned from breaking wholes into their parts? We want to know what the word decomposition means to you and what it inspires you to (de)compose. Whatever the language, genre, or medium, send it our way.
