Begins with a visit to the Jersey Shore and ends with a meditation on the international legacy of Springsteen’s writing, music, and performances. Gavin... Læs mere
By the time of the Civil War, the railroads had advanced to allow the movement of large numbers of troops even though railways... Læs mere
Until relatively recently, a legacy of silence restricted historical writing on the Great Hanging. In the first systematic treatment of this... Læs mere
The compelling memoir of a single white mother searching to understand why her adopted biracial son grew from a happy child into a troubled young adult who struggled with addiction for decades. The answers, E. Kay Trimberger finds, lie in both nature and nurture.
Laura Davenport confronts the vexing possibilities of human intimacy, confessing, “The question is what keeps me coming back.” The crisp narrative style and confiding voice of these... Læs mere
In lush verse pointed by Cajun language, these poems measure the good that can result from destructive situations, encompassing ecological devastation, maternal deprivation, spiritual poverty, and mania.
Angela Voras-Hills's Louder Birds, her debut collection of poetry, is a beautiful study of the natural world, motherhood, and the inherent desire for meaning. This collection of complex... Læs mere
With echoes of Italo Calvino and Jorge Luis Borges, Penelope Cray creates dark and sometimes darkly funny scenes that most resemble the works of Kafka. Cray's characters strain... Læs mere
As a work of documentary poetry, Naming the Leper demonstrates that a term like “leper”, whether a stigma attached to patients suffering from illness or a word inscribed on the... Læs mere