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A brief history of the Midwest /

"A brief history of the Midwest is a lyric encapsulation of the hardship and hope of the American Midwest. These poems trace the trajectory of the middle of America from its colonization to the present day. Hardships that range from loneliness to the opioid crisis to the largest earthquake in U...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grace, Andrew, 1978- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Black Lawrence Press, 2025.
Subjects:
Middle West > Poetry.
American poetry > 21st century.
Midwest (États-Unis) > Poésie.
poetry.
Poetry.
Poésie.
Table of Contents:
  • I
  • A brief history of the Midwest
  • Not a mile
  • The hive
  • For the silo boys
  • Hell is real
  • Necessity is the mother
  • God's country
  • Agriculture
  • What I know
  • Do you consider writing to be therapeutic?
  • II
  • Knox County
  • III
  • Field guide for how to pioneer the Midwest
  • black frost plenty : a primer for farmwives
  • The end of the Midwest
  • IV
  • Boyne River daybook.