Author Archives: Richard Guzman
Unpacking Racism: Taking Risks To Let Strangers Become Neighbors
This article is part of a series of posts based on the 2020 Laity Convocation of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church. Go to the Lead Post in this series. Below is the presentation of JUDY SIABA, … Continue reading
A.K. Ramanujan: A Country You Can’t Reach
Born in Mysore, India, Attippat Krishnaswami Ramanujan (1929-1994) is considered by many to be India’s finest modern poet writing in English, though he went far beyond English, his other writings as poet, scholar, playwright, philologist, folklorist, and translator ranging over … Continue reading
Neil Tesser: Out of Season
With everything on hold this year, including baseball, I’m re-reading Neil Tesser’s piece “Out of Season” with greater than average nostalgia. David Starkey and I put this piece in our 1999 book Smokestacks and Skyscrapers: An Anthology of Chicago Writing. … Continue reading