4 Against the Wall

Four poets four voices. <i>4 Against the Wall</I> is a collection of poems from four poets living in Lansing Michigan but their voices speak well past the city boundaries. Their work both together and separately spans several decades in a city that is simultaneously factory town university town state capitol-and over the years both a hothouse and sanctuary for poetry. </P><p>This unique collection showcases not only the recent work of Zachary Chartkoff Sam Mills Robert Rentschler and Ruelaine Stokes but also a spirited round table discussion of the state of poetry-and oft-times remarkable poetry scene in Lansing-that they have witnessed over three decades.</P><p>The poems in this book have delighted audiences for years. This is the first time they have appeared together in print. Foreword by poet F. Richard Thomas author of <i>Death at Camp Pahoka</I> (MSU Press) and <i>Frog Praises Night</I> (SIU Press). Photographs by Roxanne Firth.</P>