New Releases
Chicago Mosaic: Immigrant Stories of Objects Kept, Lost, or Left Behind
A sword, a grandmother’s shawl, a Rolex watch, a cow-shaped cream pitcher, a 2008 gold Toyota Corolla. The stories of these objects—and others—are told within this volume. They are the stories of objects left, lost, or kept. Together, they compose a mosaic of Chicago immigration.
Like a mosaic, the individual items in these stories might seem unrelated, but taken together, connection and complexity emerge. Chicago is made, to a large extent, of the stark regrets and hopes of immigrants. Some of the objects in this volume represent difficult memories of family left behind; others point to the possibility of prosperity for future generations.
DePaul’s Blue Book: Best American High School Writing 2022
In this first-of-its-kind annual anthology, student-editors from DePaul University canvas the United States, seeking outstanding poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and journalism in both English and Spanish from thousands of high schools. The result is a dazzling celebration of our country’s diverse young voices.
Chris Solís Green
Chris Solís Green is the author of four books of poetry: The Sky Over Walgreens, Epiphany School, Résumé, and Everywhere West (Mayapple Press, 2019). His poetry has appeared in such publications as Poetry, The New York Times, Prairie Schooner, and Poetry East. He’s edited four anthologies, including I Remember: Chicago Veterans of War, American Gun: A Poem by 100 Chicagoans, and Chicago Mosaic: Immigrant Stories of Objects Kept, Lost, or Left Behind (Big Shoulders Books, 2023). He’s Distinguished Writer in Residence in the English Department at DePaul University.
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Chris Solís Green is an old soul with a new voice for these swirling days . . . he has a fondness for large animals, mainly tigers and deer, which you might have assumed by now. He is quiet on the outside, but very loud on the inside. His family surprises him by being exactly who he needs them to be. Female, fierce and funny. Of course, they are far more than this, and that’s why they are so hard for him to write poems about. Large animals are much easier. They stand still longer. A seeker of peace over power, he could have been a musician.
— cin salach