Tag Archives: Anthology of Chicago Writing

Carlos Cumpian: Everyday Apocalypses

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Richard Guzman

Below listen to Carlos Cumpian read “When Jesus Walked,” one of two Cumpian poems I included in Smokestacks and Skyscrapers: An Anthology of Chicago Writing. One of the country’s finest Hispanic-Latino-American poets (a designation clumsy but inaccurate and made up … Continue reading →

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Smokestacks and Skyscrapers: An Anthology of Chicago Writing

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Richard Guzman

Smokestacks and Skyscrapers: An Anthology of Chicago Writing, edited by David Starkey and Richard Guzman, is the most comprehensive collection of Chicago writing ever made.  Starting with the early explorer Father Marquette and the Potowatami Chief Metea and ending with … Continue reading →

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Praise for Smokestacks & Skyscrapers

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Richard Guzman

In 1999 Loyola University Press’ imprint, Wild Onion Books, published a book David Starkey and I edited.  Smokestacks and Skyscrapers was the first major anthology of Chicago writing in nearly 50 years and by far its most comprehensive.  It gained … Continue reading →

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