Tag Archives: Richard R. Guzman

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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The Afterword to Black Writing from Chicago – Part 2

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Richard Guzman

This is Part 2 of the Afterword to Black Writing from Chicago: In the World, Not of It?  Go here to read PART 1.  Part 1 dealt mainly with fiction, poetry, and drama writers I was—regrettably—not able to include in … Continue reading →

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