Trouble lurks just outside the door for Kelly Fordon's diverse yet interdependent characters. Garden for the Blind visits suburban and working-class homes, hidden sanctuaries and... Læs mere
The well-crafted lines in Michael Lauchlan's Trumbull Ave. are peopled by welders, bricklayers, gas meter readers, nurses, teachers, cement masons, and street kids. Taken together, they evoke a place - Detroit-in its bustling working-class past and changeable present moment.
As the 1960s dawned in small-town Michigan, Anne-Marie Oomen was a naive farm girl whose mother was determined to keep her out of trouble-by keeping her in 4-H. In Love, Sex, and 4-H,... Læs mere
Playful and profound short poems inspired by everyday insights and philosophical concerns.
Offers an exploration in poetry of a complex network of nuanced journeys into a variety of worlds. The searingly rich poems reflect Zilka Joseph's own history of living in... Læs mere
Formally sophisticated poems trace the arduous journey from grief to a renewed appreciation of life.
The nine stories of Strange Love centre on Annie Zito, a smart-but-not-always-wise divorced mother, and Marly, her strong yet vulnerable daughter, as they seek and stumble upon an odd cast... Læs mere
Stories about the pursuit of all kinds of gratification-from cheap and immoral to expensive and emotionally satisfying.
Poems that consider threads of emotional attachment and separation against a backdrop of art, food, and Lebanese culture.
The daughter of parents from Trinidad and Tobago and St. Vincent, Lolita Hernandez gained a unique perspective on growing up in Detroit. In Making Callaloo in Detroit she... Læs mere
Collects anecdotes, legends, stories, and reminiscences of Civil War veterans from a wide variety of written sources and personal interviews, in paperback for the first time.
A history of how racial disunity and industrial decline handicapped post-World War II urban planning initiatives in Detroit.