Before heaven will suffice, I go listening for a word,Its oily meat, its newborn orbit. Come with me, now.?From "Inside Hell's Kitchen"As the son of a sailor who grew up on Lake Erie, J.P. White is gi
Passionate and iconoclastic, these 80 articles and essays represent Ueland's entirely original view of the moral, social, and political issues of Midwestern, and American life. "Her personality leaps
This extraordinary collaborative work of some 50 prose poems and photographs faithfully depicts the hardfought struggle for survival on the northern American frontier. Jim Johnson's prose poems give
In its lyricism and rich detail, this collection of sixteen meditations is very much in the tradition of Joseph Wood Krutch's The Desert Year. In the author's knowing hands, the desert landscape of th
“A beautifully produced collection of reflections on the full moon.”—New Age Retailer For poets and painters, lovers and lunatics, the moon has been the awe-inspiring source and symbol of feminine po
"The book is powerful for its original treatment of this difficult subject. Reading it is not a merely artistic experience--but also a healing and consoling one; the book would make an excellent gift
“These aren't translations of Han-Shan's poems; they're transmissions of his spirit!”—Eric Utne, founder of Utne Reader“I love this book!”—Jim MooreIn 1974, author James P. Lenfestey came upon the boo
“Mr. Bukoski is a sure-handed, lyrical writer.”—The New York Times Book Review“I am delighted Anthony Bukoski’s first powerful stories have been reissued in a new, expanded edition. His sometimes fear
"Thanks to St. Paul author Daniel Lancaster's new comprehensive biography, lovers of northern Minnesota now not only have a chance to meet the man who began delivering the mail on the North Shore 130
"The poems in Kathryn Kysar's Pretend the World...explore the world of nature, motherhood, sexuality, and celebrate the lost bounty of the past."-Dorianne Laux, author of The Book of Men
A series of interlocking stories form this compelling memoir that begins with the author's birth during the rise of Hitler in 1930s Germany. He and his surviving family escape to Holland and sail to A
"With ME, Brenda Ueland wrote a true book and it is her masterpiece."Patricia Hampl, from the introductionIn work, in play, in marriage, in bringing up her daughter, in her reading (she says
"These are stories of the magic of and connection to Earth, to people and to spirit that can be found on any day we choose to look through eyes of wonder."Winds of ChangeA large gathering of
Star QuiltThese are notes to lightning in my bedroom. A star forged from linen thread and patches. Purple, yellow, red like diamond suckers, childrenof the star gleam on sweaty nights. The quilt unfol
