Migrants & Stowaways: An Anthology of Journeys [Paperback]

Emily Dziuban (Editor), Kristin Robertson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2004

This anthology collects eighty-five stories, poems, essays, memoirs and photographs exploring journeys, both real and imagined. Settings include the international: Japan, Croatia, Panama, Italy and more. The regional: Tennessee, Kentucky and the South. Space is also given to those journeys that happen in our minds and hearts even when we don't acutally go anywhere.

Editorial Reviews

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Here you will find all the pleasures of good work by good and gifted writers. -- George Garrett, author of "Death of the Fox"

There is a kinship about this anthology born not only of the journey itself but of the place left behind. -- Michael Knight, author of "Goodnight, Nobody"

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“Richly diverse yet centered on the subject matter of inner and outer journeys.” —George Garrett, 2002 Poet Laureate of Virginia and Henry Hoyns Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia “There is a kinship about this anthology born not only of the journey itself or even the idea of the journey but of the place left behind, its imprint and influence on the traveler. It’s a kind of longing, I think, for both the faraway and the near at hand. Beyond me to articulate but beautiful to read.” —Michael Knight, Director, Creative Writing Program, University of Tennessee The sixth anthology from the Knoxville Writers’ Guild, Migrants and Stowaways: An Anthology of Journeys is a collection of poetry, stories, essays, memoirs, and black and white photography exploring the theme of journeys. In the writing and photography, international settings such as Panama, Croatia, Japan, Italy, and India complement regional pieces that focus on Tennessee and the surrounding states. Among the sixty-seven pieces comprising the volume are Marilyn Kallet’s poetic homages to her Great Aunt Hedwig, a holocaust survivor; Jack Rentfro’s prose poem to capture the serendipity of island life; and Judy Loest’s “Eve, Leaving the Garden for Good, 1953,” which sets the traditional Garden of

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Knoxville Writers' Guild; 1 edition (September 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964317834
• ISBN-13: 978-0964317833
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,638,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)