Passage is a book of poetry. Passage tells the story of a Central European family who immigrated to the United States-what they found, what they gained, and what they lost. The poems in the book show the fragmented history conveyed by family tales, when those are all that remain of the past. The poems also celebrate the richness of Hungarian and Slovak culture, and how those cultures contributed to, and were diminished by, American culture. Finally, Passage's historic view of immigration casts a clear, questioning light on how America treats its newcomers today.
Passage is a book of poetry. Passage tells the story of a Central European family who immigrated to the United States-what they found, what they gaine...
In Socorro, poet and non-fiction author Tony Reevy (Old North, Passage) revisits his childhood hometown, Socorro, New Mexico. Although the largest community for miles in any direction, Socorro is haunted by its past, and by legends stemming from its combined Native American-Hispanic-Anglo heritage. Reevy's poems explore a childhood on the edge of the desert, view legends and legendary figures such as La Llorona and Elfego Baca, and then look back at these experiences from an adult point-of-view. In Southwestern towns like Socorro, where the sidewalks are still...
In Socorro, poet and non-fiction author Tony Reevy (Old North, Passage) revisits his childhood hometown, Socorro, New Me...
Providing the first book-length biography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg, Reevy's new book is an indispensable history of the work of two men who forever changed the way we see and experience American railroads.
Providing the first book-length biography of Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg, Reevy's new book is an indispensable history of the work of two men who f...
