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Arctic Wayfinders:
Inuit Mental and Physical Maps
by Michael Engelhard

March 14, 2019

wayfinder 1) A sign, landmark, or other indicator used to assist people in navigating to a particular location. 2) A person navigating to a ... Read More...

One Poem
by Ellie A. Rogers

February 24, 2019

Poetry

Click button above to hear Ellie A. Rogers introduce and read this poem, or click here to download the poem in .mp3 format. Brigget Bishop’... Read More...

Letter to America
by Elizabeth Dodd

February 12, 2019

Currents, Guest Editorial, Letter to America

Guest Editorial: Witness the Present Mexican War Dear America, Henry David Thoreau has lived in my head all my adult life, a... Read More...

Letter to America
by Roy Bentley

February 5, 2019

Letter to America, Poetry

Click button above to hear Roy Bentley read this poem, or download the poem in .mp3 format. The Last Drive-In in Newark, Ohio Closes ... Read More...

Thomas Jefferson’s Monster
by B.J. Hollars

January 6, 2019

Nonfiction

In April of 1796—nearly three years after resigning his post as Secretary of State—Thomas Jefferson received an unexpected package from Colone... Read More...

Letter to America
by Jeffrey Thomson

December 23, 2018

Currents, Guest Editorial, Letter to America

Guest Editorial Dear America, More than 150 years ago a woman in Amherst, Massachusetts, wrote this poem: ... Read More...

Review:
No Brother, This Storm: Poems

December 15, 2018

Reviews + Reads

Philip C. Kolin reviews No Brother, This Storm, poems by Jack Bedell Mercer University Press | 2018 | ISBN: 9780... Read More...

Unsprawl: Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve, Maryland, by Claudia Kousoulas

Unsprawl:
The Agricultural Reserve
Montgomery County, Maryland

December 13, 2018

To Know a Place, Unsprawl

By Claudia Kousoulas Maryland’s Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve comprises 93,000 contiguous acres in the Washington, D.C. metr... Read More...

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

Nonfiction, To Know a Place

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...

The Bridge
by Abby Dockter

October 14, 2018

Nonfiction, To Know a Place

Click button above to hear Abby Dockter read this essay, or click here to download the essay in .mp3 format. The most beautiful pie... Read More...

Lost Stories:
An Interview with Laurie Gwen Shapiro

August 24, 2018

Interviews

Interview by Kim Steutermann Rogers Introduction Laurie Gwen Shapiro. Photo by Franco Vogt. I met Laurie Gwen Shapiro in Northern Cal... Read More...

Two Poems
by John Willson

July 17, 2018

Poetry

Click button above to hear John Willson introduce and read this poem, or click here to download poem in .mp3 format. Colonial Revival Muse... Read More...

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