Poems about St. Louis鈥� vibrant Bosnian community. A story of racial segregation in 1907 St. Louis that still resonates. An ode to Imo鈥檚. These are just a few of the nearly 70 locally focused writings that fill 鈥�,鈥� a newly released 240-page book spearheaded by St. Louis native Ryan Schuessler.
鈥淢y two biggest goals when putting this together were to have the volume be as diverse and representative as possible,鈥� Schuessler, the editor, has said, 鈥渁nd to have as many first-person narratives [and] takes as possible 鈥� as in, having people write about their own experiences, even if they're not writers.鈥�
Described on its back cover as 鈥渁 love letter to those moments and people 鈥� that are so St. Louis,鈥� the anthology 鈥渄ares to confront the city鈥檚 nostalgia and its trauma,鈥� all while celebrating the people who live there.
On Wednesday鈥檚 St. Louis on the Air, 漏 2024 外网天堂 executive editor Shula Neuman discussed the project with Schuessler.
鈥�鈥� brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. The show is produced by , and . The engineer is Aaron Doerr and production assistance is provided by Charlie McDonald.
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