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Local Poet Chronicles Life “Still Wild” in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Victor November 8, 2025 November 8, 2025New Releases 0

UPPAA Book cover for "Still Wild: poems from bear shack" by Suzanne Sunshower, featuring a Baltimore oriole perched on a weathered wooden post with a blurred green background.

(November 8, 2025) Michigan’s Upper Peninsula holds the treasure of nature where the poet’s soul can live with life in its pure and unadulterated form. Poet and artist Suzanne Sunshower moved to these north woods from downstate so she could observe and embrace this mode of living. Her first solo poetry…

Raymond Luczak’s New Poetry Book “Ironhood” Commemorates Growing Up in Ironwood, Michigan

Victor October 10, 2025 October 12, 2025Poetry 1

UPPAA Cover of the book "Ironhood: Poems" by Raymond Luczak, featuring a blue-tinted photograph of a young person with short hair standing next to a bicycle in a grassy outdoor setting.

For Immediate Release… Raymond Luczak’s New Poetry Book “Ironhood” Commemorates Growing Up in Ironwood, Michigan “This book sees all. Not everything, but all. There’s a difference.” –John Lee Clark, author of How to Communicate (Oct. 9, 2025) —Modern History Press proudly announces the release of Ironhood by acclaimed poet, playwright, and author Raymond Luczak….