Beyond the Catalog
Review: A worthy history of industry in Pittsburgh
Post Gazette
In the Catalog
Konbit
Sony Ton-Aime
This collection is an attempt to do the same, to imagine a future beyond colonialism, imperialism, and climate catastrophe. With poems influenced by and in conversation with Tyehimba Jess, Natasha Trethewey, Derek Walcott, Shara McCallum, and Adrian Matejka, Sony Ton-Aime aims to provide a new language to articulate our common past, present, and future.
From the Catalog
Beyond Steel
Pittsburgh and the Economics of Transformation
Christopher P. Briem
Beyond Steel collects Briem’s encyclopedic knowledge of the city during and after its steelmaking heyday. Briem tells stories about the boundary between resilience and obstinacy, particularly as manifested in the ultimately unsuccessful pursuit of economic development through smokestack chasing.
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From Libby
Mondegreen
Songs About Death and Love
Volodymyr Rafi︠e︡i︠e︡nko
Mondegreen tells the story of a refugee from Ukraine’s Donbas region who has escaped to Kyiv at the onset of the Ukrainian-Russian war.
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Living While Black
My Experience With “everyday Racism”
Beverly Harris-Schenz
More than just a recounting of experiences, “Living While Black” calls on readers to ask themselves how they can make a difference. By bearing witness to these stories, it is hoped that readers will not only become aware of systemic racism’s insidious presence but also feel empowered to act against it.