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Detroitism, by John G. Rodwan, Jr., with Photos by J. Gordon Rodwan

Detroitism
by John G. Rodwan, Jr.
Photos by J. Gordon Rodwan

November 29, 2018

Both Detroiters and Detroitists populate Detroit. Perhaps every city has residents as well as people who not only live there but are also its ... Read More...

Letter to America: Poem by Nano Taggart and Painting by Andrew Marvick

Letter to America
Poem by Nano Taggart
Painting by Andrew Kent-Marvick

October 25, 2018

Letter to America, Poetry

Click button above to hear Nano Taggart read this poem, or click here to download the poem in .mp3 format. Synesthesia After... Read More...

On the Shortest Day:
The Northern Prairie + Siberia
by W. Scott Olsen + Valeriy Klamm

February 23, 2018

Available Light, Image in Place, Nonfiction

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From the Northern Prairie, by W. Scott Olsen Here is a truth about facts and reputation. The dramatic facts stick. Leave them al... Read More...

Many Edges to Explore:
An Interview with Pattiann Rogers

October 13, 2017

Interviews

Interview by Tina Kelley Introduction Pattiann Rogers. Photo by John R. Rogers. Pattiann Rogers is a crucial voice in the wilderness... Read More...

Observations on Urban Form:
Inviting Light in Amsterdam
by Anne Tate

March 30, 2017

Currents, Image in Place, Observations on Urban Form

A Series on Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design I have always loved Amsterdam. A recent visit reawakened this affection each t... Read More...

Observations on Urban Form:
Life in Haarlem
by Anne Tate

February 22, 2017

Currents, Image in Place, Observations on Urban Form

A Series on Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design During a week in Haarlem, a Dutch city of 160,000 founded in the 13th cen... Read More...

Observations on Urban Form:
Architecture + Iconography
by Anne Tate

February 8, 2017

Currents, Image in Place, Observations on Urban Form

A Series on Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design While walking in Stockholm I discovered an astonishing pair of doorways. The b... Read More...

Observations on Urban Form:
A City Captures the Sun
by Anne Tate

November 22, 2016

Currents, Image in Place, Observations on Urban Form

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A Series on Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design It’s a gray day in Stockholm, allowing time to reflect on the power of the sun... Read More...

Memory Towers: A Video
by Michael Hess

July 15, 2016

Currents, On the Trail, Video

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On the Trail: A Video Series"Memory Towers" is the sixth of 12 videos in this series. Memory Towers -H.264 for iPod video and iPhone 640x48... Read More...

Two Poems
by Robert Michael Pyle

May 3, 2016

Poetry

February Third: Spring Has Many HungersFoamy banks of snowdrops bloomed,under siege by honeybees. In the lawnthe purple splay of crocus, on the ... Read More...

Flameout
by J. T. Townley

May 1, 2016

Fiction

We don’t have much to go on: EMOTE threat near the Capitol. We call it that out of habit, though the building went up right along with the polit... Read More...

Two Poems
by David D. Horowitz

April 19, 2016

Poetry

Click button above to play audio for these poems, or click here to download the poems in .mp3 format. First Stars, Last Light He knew the night... Read More...

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