come see about me, marvin is accessible, honest poetry about and for real people. In the collection, brian g. gilmore seeks to invite the reader into a fantastical dialogue between himself and Marvin Gaye--two black men who were born in the nation's capital, but who moved to the Midwest for professional ambitions. In trying to acclimate himself to a new job in a new place--a place that seemed so different from the home he had always known--gilmore often looked to Marvin Gaye as an example for how to be. These poems were derived as a means of coping in a strange land. The book is divided into four sections, beginning with section one, "love that will shelter you," and features poems about dealing with life in Michigan as it is in reality. Sections two and three, "nowhere to hide" and "no ordinary pain," include poems about the brutality of the Midwest and some of the historical realities as gilmore came to understand them. The final section, "let your love come shining through," attempts to invoke hope in poetry. come see about me, marvin is gilmore's answer to life's perplexing issues, with Marvin Gaye as the perfect vehicle to explore these ideals. Readers of poetry and lovers of Motown will embrace this love letter to a local legend.

Come See about Me, Marvin (Made in Michigan Writer Series)

Literature & Fiction

Gilmore, Brian

Poetry

Wayne State University Press

Intertwining wit, satire, sensitivity, and rich verbal imagery, this collection of free verse celebrates the triumph of Black culture.

Elvis Presley Is Alive and Well and Living in Harlem

THIRD WORLD PRESS +

Here is a chance to get to know some of earth's most fascinating creatures through wood carving. Brian Gilmore provides patterns and easy to follow carving instructions for 10 species of whales. More than 150 color photographs lead the carver step-by-step through the carving and painting of the Great Right Whale and the Killer Whale and provide direction for the alterations needed to carve the other species. All of the projects in the book can be made as simple or as complex as the carver desires. A gallery of whale carvings will help provide ideas and inspiration, and for the budding naturalists, short descriptions of each of the ten species are provided.

10 Patterns for Carving Whales (A Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Schiffer Craft

A booklength poem for Duke Ellington and the Ellington Orchestra. A biography of the man and the band through a variety of free verse poems influenced by jazz.

Jungle Nights and Soda Fountain Rags

Karibu Books

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Books by Gilmore, Brian

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Come See about Me, Marvin (Made in Michigan Writer Series)

Elvis Presley Is Alive and Well and Living in Harlem

10 Patterns for Carving Whales (A Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers)

Jungle Nights and Soda Fountain Rags