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A short inspirational book to encourage readers to &quot;wake up&quot; to reality and accept responsibility in their lives. Includes some scripture, but is primarily in essay form.<br />

One in a series of chapbooks published of writers at the Guild Complex. &ldquo;Maureen Tolman Flannery has grounded her poetics in the various landscapes of her life: Wyoming, where she grew up the daughter of a rancher; Mexico, where she has become infatuated with the rich complexity of Mexican culture and geography; and Chicago, where she has settled to raise her family fo three sons and a daughter. These offspring, along with her husband of thirty-five years, provide much grist for her poetical mill.&rdquo;

<p>From the introduction: &quot;Poetry as Social Engagement.&quot;</p><p> &quot;Through distilled verse and hard imagery, I expose the effects of our social, cultural, and political practices on the human condition. My poetry explores the twisting of language for both political and personal gain. Growing up in domestic violence taught me about structures of power and dominance, about the use of violence and fear in order to control, and about the role of language in breaking the spirit.&quot;<br /></p>

A collection of poems to correspond and reply to David Hernandez&rsquo;s Urban Poems. Based on their radio program.John's original 150 handmade books sold out the first day of release in 1991, and this second edition is a faithful reconstruction in a smaller more affordable format. It is also graced by a new introduction by David, a follow-on to his introduction to the original edition. All of the original illustrations are included.

From the introduction: This collection explores a pivotal moment in my life: choose a future of loss and surrender, or one of happiness and wholeness. After eight years of the former, it was time to choose the latter. ... These poems explore the fractured self as an impetus for expressing anger and sorrow, love and healing.<br />

A collection of dark poems combining squalor and urban decay with elements of Christian spirituality and redemption.

The 2005 ChicagoPoetry.com Solidarity Series Selection. A collection of poems dealing with identity and growth through knowledge of oneself, history, and surroundings.

A varied collection of detailed poems rooted in the Midwest and the mythology and energy in it that goes unnoticed.

Short chapbook of poems, many later contained in the book Rooftop Piper.<br />

90 poems on the author's neighborhood, friends, and observations of Chicago in general., as well as thoughts on cultural and labor politics.<br />