On the Other Side The edges of everything wave, big bluestem slanting westward toward lake, toward sun.   In the morning quiet, a covey of cranes hover over corn, an expedition, their rattled whoops   deep and raw—f…

Across
a gravel drive, hayfield, the neighbor’s skeletal

pole barn rises like a sturdy ship. As if that is all
we have ever done. Erect walls of timber, hinged.

From On the Other Side
By Ellen Stone

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This is Home Where the trees burn gold in October and the lakes remember everything. Where winters are long and spring arrives slowly, as if testing the ground to see if it’s ready to forgive. This is a place o…

Flint is not done.
Flint is never done.

And Detroit—
Not the story they tell you on the news, or in the movies.
Not just burnt-out buildings or broken glass.
It’s people. It’s families.

From This is Home
By Joseph Moody

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I'm happy to announce my Michigan photography will be published in the 'Great Lakes Review' next summer! Look for images of a historical city near and dear to my 🖤! #michiganphotography #detroitvseverybody #greatlakesreview

The Niagara River Gorge: A Church Full of Joy In many ways, the section of the Niagara River that races, swirls, and squeezes through the deep Niagara Gorge beyond the Falls behaves like a rowdy teen. The white, frothy, Class 6 rapids on top o…

Ever wonder what it would be like to grow up three blocks from the mighty #Niagara River Gorge? (It was amazing.) You might enjoy my new post at Great Lakes Review. #NiagaraFalls #GreatLakesReview www.greatlakesreview.org/the-niagara-...