City of the big shoulders : an anthology of Chicago poetry / edited by Ryan G. Van Cleave.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Van Cleave, Ryan G., 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--Illinois--Chicago.

American poetry.

Chicago (Ill.)--Poetry.

Chicago (Ill.).

Illinois--Chicago.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xv, 174 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2012]

Summary:

Chicago has served as touchstone and muse to generations of writers and artists defined by their relationship to the city's history, lore, inhabitants, landmarks, joys and sorrows, pride and shame. The combined energies of these poems by one hundred contributors reveal the mystery and beauty that is Second City, the City by the Lake, New Gotham, Paris on the Prairie, the Windy City, the Heart of America, and Sandburg's iconic City of the Big Shoulders. Book jacket.

Contents:

Routes / Kathryn Almy Almy, Kathryn 1

At the Crawford Coal-Fired Rower Plant / Nin Andrews Andrews, Nin 2

Time Travel / Dori Appel Appel, Dori 3

Chicago Deep Dish / Cristin O'keefe Aptowicz Aptowicz, Cristin O'keefe 4

Chicago's Monuments / Rane Arroyo Arroyo, Rane 5

Hancock O'Hare / Michael Austin Austin, Michael 6

Yes, We Can / Marvin Bell Bell, Marvin 8

Ted Stone Morning / Mary Grace Bertulfo Bertulfo, Mary Grace 10

Postcard from Buddy Guy's Legends: Bar and Grill, Chicago / Allen Braden Braden, Allen 12

I Saw You / John Bradley Bradley, John 13

The Last Fortune Teller of Chicago / John F. Buckley Buckley, John F., Martin Ott Ott, Martin 14

Sixteen / Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor Cahnmann-Taylor, Melisa 15

Everything Is / Karen Carcia Carcia, Karen 16

Jean Baptiste / James E. Cherry Cherry, James E. 18

Sleeping with Carl / Susan Deer Cloud Cloud, Susan Deer 19

Hotel Dana / James Conroy Conroy, James 21

Low Ride Elegy / Timothy Cook Cook, Timothy 23

Campus Taxi / Nina Corwin Corwin, Nina 24

Michael Jordan / Curtis L. Crisler Crisler, Curtis L. 25

summer news / Mary Cross Cross, Mary 27

Still Life with Zeno and File Footage / James D'agostino D'agostino, James 29

Ravenswood / Stuart Dybek Dybek, Stuart 30

Hibernation / Bart Edelman Edelman, Bart 31

Chicago Union Stockyards Circa 1957 / Susan Elbe Elbe, Susan 33

150 Years of Chicago Architecture / Dina Elenbogen Elenbogen, Dina 34

Cheo Saw an Angel on Division Street / Martín Espada Espada, Martín 35

Loop / John W. Evans Evans, John W. 36

Asked for a Happy Memory of Her Father, She Recalls Wrigley Field / Beth Ann Fennelly Fennelly, Beth Ann 37

Radar Ghosts / Michael Filimowicz Filimowicz, Michael 38

With My Blue Flowered Dress / Jennifer S. Flescher Flescher, Jennifer S. 40

Republic Steel Chicago South Works / Renny Golden Golden, Renny 41

The Horses Run Back to Their Stalls / Linda Gregerson Gregerson, Linda 43

38 Easy Steps to Carlyle's Everlasting Yea / John Guzlowski Guzlowski, John 45

Bible Belt / Terry Hamilton-Poore Hamilton-Poore, Terry 47

The Woman Hanging from the Thirteenth Floor Window / Joy Harjo Harjo, Joy 48

Uncle Danny Brags about Playing Special Teams for the '85 Bears / Derrick Harriell Harriell, Derrick 50

Dearborn North Apartments / Lola Haskins Haskins, Lola 51

In Michael Robins's class minus one / Bob Hicok Hicok, Bob 52

American Apocalypse / Edward Hirsch Hirsch, Edward 53

Dear John Dillinger, / John Wesley Horton Horton, John Wesley 57

on the other end. right there / Randall Horton Horton, Randall 58

My Great-Grandfather Takes a Business Trip, c. 1912 / Ann Hudson Hudson, Ann 59

Road Trip / Donald Illich Illich, Donald 60

Luminaria / Larry Janowski Janowski, Larry 61

Dear Chicago- / Philip Jenks Jenks, Philip, Simone Muench Muench, Simone 62

One likes to think Chicago / Thomas L. Johnson Johnson, Thomas L. 63

The Jewel / Richard Jones Jones, Richard 64

Chicago Noise (Love Letter to Steve Albini) / Jarret Keene Keene, Jarret 66

Miniature Church / Susan Kelly-Dewitt Kelly-Dewitt, Susan 68

Under the Terrible Burden of Destiny Laughing as a Young Man Laughs / Becca Klaver Klaver, Becca 70

The Rainiest Day in Recorded Chicago History / Susanna Lang Lang, Susanna 71

At the Palmer House Hilton / Elizabeth Langemak Langemak, Elizabeth 72

dead dead / Quraysh Alilansana Alilansana, Quraysh 73

At the Sea Lion Pool / Anna Leahy Leahy, Anna 75

Chicago: City of Neighborhoods / Viola Lee Lee, Viola 76

Emerald Ash / Brenna Lemieux Lemieux, Brenna 80

Seasonality of Violence / Francesco Levato Levato, Francesco 81

Chicago Noir / Gary Copeland Lilley Lilley, Gary Copeland 82

Too Much to Take In / Moira Linehan Linehan, Moira 83

How Should Chicago Be Governed? / Rachel Loden Loden, Rachel 84

Fermata Chicago / Marty Mcconnell Mcconnell, Marty 85

Sandburg Variations / Campbell McGrath McGrath, Campbell 87

How to Hear Chicago / Paul Martínez Pompa Pompa, Paul Martínez 89

Jack Johnson Comes to Chicago / Adrian Matejka Matejka, Adrian 90

Chicago / Erika Mikkalo Mikkalo, Erika 92

Noon outside the Music Mart: A Sestina / Wilda Morris Morris, Wilda 93

Ferris wheel at Navy Pier / Julie Parson Nesbitt Nesbitt, Julie Parson 95

Lee Smith / Joey Nicoletti Nicoletti, Joey 96

Joumey / Barbra Nightingale Nightingale, Barbra 97

Chancing Upon the Manatees / Elise Paschen Paschen, Elise 99

A World of Our Own / Johanny Vázquez Paz Paz, Johanny Vázquez 101

Tracks on the Ground, Tracks in the Sky / Todd James Pierce Pierce, Todd James 102

Plattdeutsch / James Plath Plath, James 104

The Chicago Daily Blues / Chad Prevost Prevost, Chad 106

Walk through Chicago's Loop, Winter, 2009 / Mark Prudowsky Prudowsky, Mark 107

Windy City / Christina Pugh Pugh, Christina 108

Second Sister Terrorizes Second City / Maya Quintero Quintero, Maya 109

At Shedd Aquarium / Robyn Schiff Schiff, Robyn 112

Pigeon Lady / Teresa Scollon Scollon, Teresa 114

Wishbone / Don Share Share, Don 116

And Still, a Bird Is in Me / Vivian Shipley Shipley, Vivian 117

Huck, with Music and Guns / Barry Silesky Silesky, Barry 119

Chicago / Patricia Smith Smith, Patricia 120

Meditation on a Shorewalk with Old Emil in the "Windy City" of My Youth / Dan Stryk Stryk, Dan 122

A Sheaf for Chicago / Lucien Stryk Stryk, Lucien 123

Wall Painting in Chicago Bar: "Richard J. Daley, Mayor" / Richard Terrill Terrill, Richard 131

In the Intersection, Jackson and State / Tony Trigilio Trigilio, Tony 133

Tourists and Bum, Art Institute of Chicago / Alpay Ulku Ulku, Alpay 134

Run for Your Life / Judith Valente Valente, Judith 135

Adagio Villanelle / Martha Modena Vertreace-Doody Vertreace-Doody, Martha Modena 138

Nighthawks Transfixed / Gale Renée Walden Walden, Gale Renée 139

Inheritance / Nicole Walker Walker, Nicole 140

Cloud Gate / Ellen Wehle Wehle, Ellen 141

TheFacts as I Know Them / Scott Wiggerman Wiggerman, Scott 142

Blueaille / Katherine Williams Williams, Katherine 143

Fields / Martin Willitts Willitts, Martin 144

At the Library / Janet Wondra Wondra, Janet 146

Chicago Chronicle / Stephen Caldwell Wright Wright, Stephen Caldwell 148

Chicago, / Brenda Yates Yates, Brenda 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781609380908

1609380908

OCLC:

756044631