Ramblings and Reflections
Ramblings and Reflections

Author: SouthWest Writers

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2021-09-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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For 35 years, SouthWest Writers, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has helped authors find their voice, through a strong collaboration of 350+ writers, editors, illustrators, publishers and marketers, gladly sharing their expertise through meeting presentations, workshops, classes, conferences and one-on-one mentoring. For more information on the group go to www.southwestwriters.com. Their motto is "Writers Helping Writers, and one of the fruits of that labor is their annual short writings contest, open to everyone. It gives writers of prose and poetry, both fiction and non-fiction, an opportunity to showcase previously unpublished work. Their 2021 contest featured 20 categories, including Animals, Biography, Crime/Mystery, Fantasy/Futuristic/Science Fiction, Historical, Humor, Horror/Suspense/Thriller, Love, Loss, Memoir, Nature, Romance, Spirituality, Social Consciousness and Travel; a literary smorgasbord containing something for every reader's taste, with several proudly showcasing southwestern themes; Native American culture, Cowboys, even alien encounters. From 337 entries received--each double-judged--the top 58 were selected for cash awards and publication. Authors published here include Chris Allen, Lynn Andrepont, Lynn Assimacpoulos, Larry Baer, Heather Bennett, Alane Brown, Bailey Burk, Joe Cappello, John Cornish, Rebecca Dakota, Donald de Noon, Vanessa Foster, Matthew Geyer, Jenny Hansen, Pk Hill, Kathleen Holmes, Carlton Holt, Ed Lehner, Laina MacRae, Conor McAnally, Tony Major, Marcia Meier, Jennifer Mitchell, Claire Murray, Matt Nyman, Sue Ann Owens, Laurie Pals, Meg Scherch Peterson, Elise Phillips, Charles Powell, Lucy M. Quinn, Dustin Ramsbacher, Carol Rawie, Tisha Reichle-Aguilera, Kimberly Rose, Lois Ruby, Lynne Sebastian, Avraham Shama, Michelle Smith, Anna Sochocky, Dana Starr, Maggie Griffin Taylor and Emmaly Weiderholt. You are sure to enjoy their imaginative, thought-provoking and entertaining stories and poems.

Hecho en Tejas
Hecho en Tejas

Author: Dagoberto Gilb

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 2008-04-30

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9780826341266

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Gilb has created more than a literary anthology--this is a mosaic of the cultural and historical stories of Texas Mexican writers, musicians, and artists.

KiMo Theater
KiMo Theater

Author: Jacqueline Murray Loring

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780998572529

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The KiMo Theater, built in 1927, has been a key piece in the arts and cultural history of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This book covers the period from its founding to today and includes information about its architecture, the people and groups which have, and still, perform there and the challenges it faced remaining pertinent to the community and structurally sound over time.The KiMo theater name and architecture are a reflection of the Native American Pueblo influences prevalent in the area. The stories contained in the book are by artists, managers, and government officials whose lives and hearts were touched by the unique ambiance and energy encompassed in the soul of the KiMo.

Outdoors in the Southwest
Outdoors in the Southwest

Author: Andrew Gulliford

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 2014-04-18

Total Pages: 607

ISBN-13: 0806145536

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More college students than ever are majoring in Outdoor Recreation, Outdoor Education, or Adventure Education, but fewer and fewer Americans spend any time in thoughtful, respectful engagement with wilderness. While many young people may think of adrenaline-laced extreme sports as prime outdoor activities, with Outdoors in the Southwest, Andrew Gulliford seeks to promote appreciation for and discussion of the wild landscapes where those sports are played. Advocating an outdoor ethic based on curiosity, cooperation, humility, and ecological literacy, this essay collection features selections by renowned southwestern writers including Terry Tempest Williams, Edward Abbey, Craig Childs, and Barbara Kingsolver, as well as scholars, experienced guides, and river rats. Essays explain the necessity of nature in the digital age, recount rafting adventures, and reflect on the psychological effects of expeditions. True-life cautionary tales tell of encounters with nearly disastrous flash floods, 900-foot falls, and lightning strikes. The final chapter describes the work of Great Old Broads for Wilderness, the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, and other exemplars of “wilderness tithing”—giving back to public lands through volunteering, stewardship, and eco-advocacy. Addressing the evolution of public land policy, the meaning of wilderness, and the importance of environmental protection, this collection serves as an intellectual guidebook not just for students but for travelers and anyone curious about the changing landscape of the West.

Getting Over the Color Green
Getting Over the Color Green

Author: Scott Slovic

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9780816516643

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An eclectic anthology of contemporary nature writing from the Southwest, including nonfiction, fiction, field notes, and poetry, through which artists of diverse backgrounds both celebrate and illuminate the vitality and complexity of southwestern nature and literature.

The Diné Reader
The Diné Reader

Author: Esther G. Belin

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2021-04-20

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 0816542880

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2022 Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award Winner The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature is unprecedented. It showcases the breadth, depth, and diversity of Diné creative artists and their poetry, fiction, and nonfiction prose.This wide-ranging anthology brings together writers who offer perspectives that span generations and perspectives on life and Diné history. The collected works display a rich variety of and creativity in themes: home and history; contemporary concerns about identity, historical trauma, and loss of language; and economic and environmental inequalities. The Diné Reader developed as a way to demonstrate both the power of Diné literary artistry and the persistence of the Navajo people. The volume opens with a foreword by poet Sherwin Bitsui, who offers insight into the importance of writing to the Navajo people. The editors then introduce the volume by detailing the literary history of the Diné people, establishing the context for the tremendous diversity of the works that follow, which includes free verse, sestinas, limericks, haiku, prose poems, creative nonfiction, mixed genres, and oral traditions reshaped into the written word. This volume combines an array of literature with illuminating interviews, biographies, and photographs of the featured Diné writers and artists. A valuable resource to educators, literature enthusiasts, and beyond, this anthology is a much-needed showcase of Diné writers and their compelling work. The volume also includes a chronology of important dates in Diné history by Jennifer Nez Denetdale, as well as resources for teachers, students, and general readers by Michael Thompson. The Diné Reader is an exciting convergence of Navajo writers and artists with scholars and educators.

Infinite Divisions
Infinite Divisions

Author: Tey Diana Rebolledo

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780816513840

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Offers examples of oral narratives and literature from the nineteenth century to the present

Women of Southwest Detroit
Women of Southwest Detroit

Author: Catherine Johnstone

Publisher:

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 9780965055734

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These women authors met challenges that come alive in their poems and stories, revealing a spirited joy in life independent of the hard knocks of experience. While most of the writings touch on several themes, they are organized according to a primary thematic element present in each text. The themes emerge naturally from the writers voices and interests.

Humor of the Old Southwest
Humor of the Old Southwest

Author: Hennig Cohen

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 9780820316055

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One of the most entertaining genres of American literature is the bold, masculine, wildly exaggerated, and highly imaginative frontier humor of the Old Southwest, produced between 1835 and 1861 in an area that extended from Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia westward to Lousiana, Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas. Hennig Cohen and William B. Dillingham have tapped the wealth of this region to produce a collection that over the last three decades has become the standard anthology of Old Southwestern humor. This new, extensively revised edition includes an expanded introduction, a dozen replacement sections, an updated bibliography, and works by three new writers--Phillip B. January, Matthew C. Field, and John Gorman Barr. Most generously represented are George Washington Harris, Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, Johnson Jones Hooper, and Thomas Bangs Thorpe. Selections from twenty-five authors are featured along with brief biographical essays that combine historical and political analysis with perceptive literary criticism. These selections document important facets of antebellum American culture and provide the background of the literary achievement of Mark Twain and William Faulkner.

Wildbranch
Wildbranch

Author: Florence Caplow

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781607811244

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A powerful collection of essays and poetry by both prominent American environmental writers and exciting new voices.