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Sligo Creek Publishing is dedicated to discovering and amplifying voices that ignite change, provoke thought, and illuminate the human experience with raw, unflinching honesty. We seek authors and poets who metaphorically load their pens with kerosene, setting their pages ablaze with passion, authenticity, and a fearless commitment to storytelling.
Our ideal creators are those who confront the world's cruelty and ugliness head-on, transforming pain, injustice, and complexity into works of beauty, insight, and resilience. They are not afraid to challenge norms, peel back layers of discomfort, and offer readers an unvarnished glimpse into the human condition.
Through their words, these creators breathe life into stories that inspire, question, and connect, leaving a lasting impact on those who encounter their work. At Sligo Creek Publishing, we champion the creators who dare to light the way with the fire of their creativity, making the world a little brighter, one word at a time.
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JAMES BROOKS KINZER:
An American Life
Edited by Margaret Kinzer Meyers and
Janet Kinzer
This memoir traces the rise of a man and his family from its roots in hard-scrabble Pennsylvania, to an upper middle class existance in the Chicago suburbs. Kinzer's family were subsistence farmers; Kinzer himself aspired to be a math teacher at the local high school. But opportunities opened up for him after his service in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He took advantage of the GI Bill to earn a law degree; after graduation, he launched a long, successful career as a patent attorney.
The narrative is taken largely from Kinzer's own memoirs, transcribed and edited by his daughter Margaret Kinzer Meyers. Margaret's sister, Janet Kinzer, pared down the text and added a wealth of information about her father's forebears--a motley of religious dissenters that immigrated from various points in western Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. They include veterans of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, and both World Wars.
Like A Bird Released
Poems By Naomi Thiers
Naomi Thiers grew up in California and Pittsburgh, but her chosen home is Washington, DC, area. Her first book of poetry Only The Raw Hands Are Heaven won the Washington Writers Publishing House competition. Her other books are In Yolo County and She Was a Cathedral (Finishing Line Press) and Made of Air (Kelsay Books). Her poetry, fiction, and essays have been published in Virginia Quarterly Review, Passager Poet Lore, Colorado Review, Potomac Review, Sojourners, and many others. Her poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and featured in anthologies and on public buses in Virginia. She works as an editor and lives in Arlington, Virginia.
Light Bending
The Collected Poems By Bill Nevins
Bill Nevins is a poet, a songwriter, a journalist, and a retired University of New Mexico educator who has worked in various media including film and video. Bill grew up in the US northeast and has lived in New Mexico since 1996. Bill graduated from Iona College, did graduate work in literature at U. of Connecticut and U. California at Berkeley and visited Ireland, Spain, Mexico, NYC, New Orleans and other places during both troubled and happier times. He is a father and grandfather.
Smells Like Rain
Written by Luce, Gregory
This is a collection is from a mature poet with a refined voice. Some of the work includes reminiscences of his youth in rural America. Luce also reflects on his Confederate ancestors, and how the values that motivated them have lost context in today's multicultural society. Another theme is how pioneering jazz musicians have provided him with inspiration. What ties together this bundle of topics is the poet's calm, lucid voice.