Dreamist
I am smart. Extremely smart, so say my parents, friends and teachers. But it does not register. I cannot see it, at least not like they see it . . . I am a bit lazy, a daydreamer. My father, a big fan of mine, persecutes me about my laziness, I will daydream my life away. ~from DREAMIST
Winner of the Eric Hoffer Award, Crisler is an assistant professor of Creative Writing at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne and a Cave Canem Fellow. |
Reverie 2011 Print Edition
2011 edition of journal featuring the best of literature, essays and reviews by writers with ties to the Midwest.
REVERIE 2011 VOL. 5
Theme: "Revisiting Injustice" |
Offerings of Desire by Kelly Norman Ellis
Poetry collection by Dr. Kelly Norman Ellis. |
Cave Canem XII
First in a biennial Willow Books series. Poems by fellows and faculty of the prestigious Cave Canem, the "home for black poetry." Anthology XII contains the work of 82 poets, including Cornelius Eady, Roxane Beth Johnson, Dante Micheaux, Natasha Trethewey, Marcus Wicker and Frank X Walker. |
Still A Man and Other Stories
Short story collection by James E Cherry. 2012 Lillian Smith Award and Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist. In fluid prose, the stories in this remarkably mature collection chronicle an African American experience in the New South that is both rich and complex. Oftentimes, James Cherry's characters deal with the tragic and crippling, still there is humanity in the way he navigates each story plot without agenda or apology. Imbued with the complexities of the vernacular tradition, Still A Man is a beautiful exposition on what it means to be Black, Southern and Human. It is fearlessly honest while depicting economic class, violence and love in all their myriad forms. |
