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Crude

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Steve Semken

9781888160222, 92p Writing about place, energy, and politics The Midwest Oil Fields are full of stories. Crude is a manifesto for people battling issues of environmental devastation, Taylor Brorby’s Crude explores what it means to be from and of a place. Through natural history, personal experience, and a sense of awe, these poems explore the […]

Coming Alive

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Steve Semken

9781888160505, 60 pgs A Standing By Words Essay Buy Direct, or from select stores. Email to be invoiced if you prefer Learn more Huffington Post | Prairie Public Radio | In Coming Alive Taylor Brorby overcomes his trepidations and embraces the most powerful action of all—standing by his words. He commits to what he values most—family, home, […]

The Swagger of Dorothy Gale & Other Filthy Ways to Strut

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Steve Semken

Our Prairie Seed Poetry Prize winner is a collection entitled: The Swagger of Dorothy Gale and Other Filthy Ways to Strut by Sea Sharp. A visceral and sonic world of teeth and tornadoes, Sea Sharp’s The Swagger of Dorothy Gale explores a Midwestern past muddied by L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz fantasy […]

SCHOOLHOUSE

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Steve Semken

The Big Drugstore

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Steve Semken

Order your copy direct and have it signed by the author. Crime Fiction mystery set in the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River. There is no crime that Private Detective Mike Scofield can’t crack. Acclaimed Midwest author Patrick Irelan’s first novel is set along the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois. […]