The Worker Ants of the Cheese Puff Cult by Roy Richard – Rostie Publishing
15 poems that reflect on the current state of our democracy. Satire and sarcasm fill the pages as little worker ants follow the orange rule of the orange god.Buy it on Amazon
Category: poetry
Poetry from The Masses 1911 – Rostie Publishing
With selections from TM Becker, Herbert Everett, Isaac Goldberg, Wilby Heard, Varl Holiday, Emanuel Julius, James C McNally, Reginald Wright Kauffman, and Horace Traubel.The Masses was a socialist magazine published in America from 1911 to 1917. Its demise was brought on when the federal government brought charges against it for conspiring to obstruct conscription during… Read More Poetry from The Masses 1911 – Rostie Publishing
FLINTOID: A Collection of Poems About the Vehicle City by Roy O Richard, Sarah Louks, Ralph H Marlatt, Katherine Cary-Place, and Gaylia Kenslow-Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing
A Collection of Poems About the Vehicle CityIn memory of all those who made and continue to make this place home.The industrial city of Flint sits on the banks of the Flint River, a significant source of commerce and transportation for the Ojibwe Nation. The river, called Biiwaanagoonh-ziibi or Flinty River by those earlier people,… Read More FLINTOID: A Collection of Poems About the Vehicle City by Roy O Richard, Sarah Louks, Ralph H Marlatt, Katherine Cary-Place, and Gaylia Kenslow-Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing
Townsend Tinklings of Club No. 2, poems of Sarah Louks by Sarah Louks – Rostie Publishing
Poems by Flint, Michigan housewife, Sarah Louks (1862-1955).This work is dedicated and about the work of California physician Francis Townsend.He worked to establish an Old-Age Pension as part of America’s recovery from the Depression. His followers numbered up to 750,000. From their work, President Roosevelt developed the Social Security plan.Townsend’s plan would have paid each… Read More Townsend Tinklings of Club No. 2, poems of Sarah Louks by Sarah Louks – Rostie Publishing
Grand Blanc History in Rhyme by Edward Williams – Rostie Publishing
Originally published as what was surely an advertising gimmick, Newspaper Ad-man, Edward Williams wrote these pieces of poetry to describe the business’ and offices in Grand Blanc, Michigan.Published in 1930 by the Grand Blanc Press, these pieces offer a look at the past and fill in parts of that community’s history.Buy it on Lulu
Jukeboxer by Glen Armstrong – Rostie Publishing
In his fourth full-length collection of poems, Rustbelt Surrealist, Glen Armstrong, celebrates jazz, country western, and great heaps of rock and roll music. Here, he taps into the soundtrack of life itself with the newborn whistling “Dock of the Bay” as “a little piece / of everything [we’ve] ever loved / [goes] down over Lake… Read More Jukeboxer by Glen Armstrong – Rostie Publishing
The White Rose by Frederick Harrington – Rostie Publishing
This story was told for the benefit of older people who still believe in fairies. It tells the origin of the bluebird, which has been considered by many to be the symbol of happiness. Perhaps some may trace the thought that love leads to happiness.Frederick Harrington was a school teacher in Flint, Michigan. B: 1901.… Read More The White Rose by Frederick Harrington – Rostie Publishing
The Gravediggers by Frederick Emmerson Brooks – Rostie Publishing
The Gravedigger, first published in 1916, was written by Fred Emmerson Brooks, an American poet and writer was born in New York in 1850.“Fred Emerson Brooks is one of the great men in the lyceum world … Phenomenal health, a clean life, and a sunny nature give him a remarkable record. Brooks has a marvelous… Read More The Gravediggers by Frederick Emmerson Brooks – Rostie Publishing
Christmas Greetings from Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing
Collection of Holiday poems written by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill.Born in Lanton, Missouri in 1931. The only child of Eulis Kenslow and Minnie (Eldringhoff) Kenslow. She followed the love of her life (Hubert Leo Stogsdill) to Flint, Michigan and after marrying him started a family and put down roots in that community.Gail wrote poetry to honor… Read More Christmas Greetings from Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing
Raking Leaves by Edith Rittenour – Rostie Publishing
Collection of poems written by Edith Rittenour of Flint, Michigan, first published in 1938. Buy it on Lulu
