"This is a book to browse, to study, to cherish; for, as much as any one book can, it lets the reader know who and what Whitman was and still is?a vital presence.”?Choice, Outstanding Academic Book ci
Beginnings: The Homeward Journey of Donovan Manypenny is the story of Donovan Manypenny. Raised by his grandparents on a northern Wisconsin Ojibwe reservation until their passing when he is 10 years o
Don’t Quit Your Day Job: The Adventures of a Midlist Author, is a memoir recounting the five-decade writing career of Michael Fedo, whose books have not attained best-seller status, despite receiving
The poems in Reini-Grandell's second collection time travel her world, taking us on wild, unpredictable journeys to her childhood, into the minds of bears, horses and reindeer, seeing her marriage fro
Visual artist Joan Henrik has been profoundly inspired by the legends and stories that had their origins in native folklore. Native people come from an oral narrative tradition which has always been a
"The characters in Miriam Karmel's stories hold together the expanding, collective lives of extended family through a cherished and cared-for history of survival that is present and always heard, even
Now/Here focuses on the diversity and power of the natural environment, examining the tensions and oppositions that exist within climate, land, time, and change. Rather than focusing on the quiet and
Gary Boelhower’s second major collection includes sixty-five poems that explore the ways we are named and branded with multiple identities, a clay vessel molded and imprinted from the inside and the o
"With ME, Brenda Ueland wrote a true book and it is her masterpiece."Patricia Hampl, from the introductionIn work, in play, in marriage, in bringing up her daughter, in her reading (she says
"These are stories of the magic of and connection to Earth, to people and to spirit that can be found on any day we choose to look through eyes of wonder."Winds of ChangeA large gathering of
A series of interlocking stories form this compelling memoir that begins with the author's birth during the rise of Hitler in 1930s Germany. He and his surviving family escape to Holland and sail to A
In the 1740s, a group of Ojibwe Indians left Madeline Island, in Lake Superior, and traveled south to Odaawaa Zaaga'igan, the place where they found the dead Ottawa. Like other tribes and bands in the
"The poems in Kathryn Kysar's Pretend the World...explore the world of nature, motherhood, sexuality, and celebrate the lost bounty of the past."-Dorianne Laux, author of The Book of Men
My Heart Is a Mountain is a collection of eleven fiction stories and one memoir piece. From northern Minnesota to Alaska, from the Dustbowl to Appalachia, from swamps to mountains to the afterlife, th
Before heaven will suffice, I go listening for a word,Its oily meat, its newborn orbit. Come with me, now.?From "Inside Hell's Kitchen"As the son of a sailor who grew up on Lake Erie, J.P. White is gi
Every natural fact: five seasons of open-air parenting is a narrative of mother-and-son nature outings across the state of Wisconsin. In a style that blends the voices of Janisse Ray and Annie Dillard
“A lovely book… This is a collection of poems that help give meaning to our grief and remind us that we are not alone.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune“This anthology is sure to find its way to bookshelves i
"Thanks to St. Paul author Daniel Lancaster's new comprehensive biography, lovers of northern Minnesota now not only have a chance to meet the man who began delivering the mail on the North Shore 130
“Mr. Bukoski is a sure-handed, lyrical writer.”—The New York Times Book Review“I am delighted Anthony Bukoski’s first powerful stories have been reissued in a new, expanded edition. His sometimes fear
“These aren't translations of Han-Shan's poems; they're transmissions of his spirit!”—Eric Utne, founder of Utne Reader“I love this book!”—Jim MooreIn 1974, author James P. Lenfestey came upon the boo
"The book is powerful for its original treatment of this difficult subject. Reading it is not a merely artistic experience--but also a healing and consoling one; the book would make an excellent gift
“A beautifully produced collection of reflections on the full moon.”—New Age Retailer For poets and painters, lovers and lunatics, the moon has been the awe-inspiring source and symbol of feminine po
Many of the poems in Naming the Stars are about the difficulty of balancing the desires of one self with those of another and the problem of solving the arguments between the body and the soul. The co
Star QuiltThese are notes to lightning in my bedroom. A star forged from linen thread and patches. Purple, yellow, red like diamond suckers, childrenof the star gleam on sweaty nights. The quilt unfol
This book of daily meditations for teenage girls offers inspiration, hope and comfort to those in the midst of the turbulent teens. For girls ages 14 to 18, each meditation explores a relevant issue a
Passionate and iconoclastic, these 80 articles and essays represent Ueland's entirely original view of the moral, social, and political issues of Midwestern, and American life. "Her personality leaps
You'd better not tickle that cow... because it just might moo if you do! Babies and toddlers won't be able to resist touching the soft patches in this delightful novelty book to hear the farm animals come to life. As well as the cow, there's a hen, a pony and a goat to tickle, before all the animals get noisy at the same time in a musical finale that's guaranteed to get everyone dancing!
