Author Archives: Richard Guzman
Genesis and Jazz: A Portico Collective Interveiw
It’s the church online. HERE you can link to the first of a three-part interview I did with Rev. Matthew Johnson on creativity. Eventually, when the links to parts two and three go live (see below) and the whole interview … Continue reading
Carlos Cumpian: Everyday Apocalypses
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
Smokestacks and Skyscrapers: An Anthology of Chicago Writing
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