Category Archives: Writing
Elia Peattie: Instituted by Women
This is one of a large series devoted to Chicago writers. These articles are expansions of ones written as introductions to two anthologies of Chicago writing I did: first, with David Starkey, Smokestacks and Skyscrapers, and second, my Black Writing … Continue reading
Li-Young Lee: Furious Versions
This article is part of two series: one on Chicago writers, the other on the many people I brough to North Central College during my time as director of its Cultural Events program. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1957 to … Continue reading
Henry Blake Fuller and the Fuller Award for Lifetime Achievement
This is part of a series on Chicago writers based on introductions in two of my Chicago books, Smokestacks and Skyscrapers (with David Starkey) and Black Writing from Chicago. The links here take you to two lists comprising all the … Continue reading