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Albert Halper: Summer in Chicago

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

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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

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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

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