Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The James Duval Phelan and Joseph Henry Jackson awards, given to California writers between twenty and thirty-five years old, signal the emergence of remarkable new voices. Writing Home delivers some of the most vivid, playful, and provocative writings by previous award winners. Fenton Johnson, James Houston, Ernest Gaines, Wendy Lesser, Frank Chin, James Broughton, Leonard Gardner, Philip Levine, and others add their own unique voices and perspectives.
Table of Contents
Dormitory initations / James Broughton -- Catherine Carmier / Ernest J. Gaines -- A poem with no ending / Philip Levine -- Fat city / Leonard Gardner -- Pidgin contest along I-5 / Frank Chin -- The men in my life / James D. Houston -- Dead languages / David Shields -- In Ching's room / Fae Myenne Ng -- Winners on the pass line / Dagoberto Gilb -- Cross country / Anne Finger -- Stepping westward / Sallie Tisdale -- Moving / Mark Coovelis -- In Washington Square / Wendy Lesser -- Split / Lisa Michaels.