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Hell's Kitchen: Slices of Life: Fiction, Poetry, Essays & Photographs
New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood comes alive in these stories, poems, essays, artwork, and photographs by the area's writers and artists. This volume is a slice of life from the 1980s and 90s when Hell's Kitchen was gritty and wild, yet enchanting and fiercely loved by many of its inhabitants.
From the slaughterhouses and breweries of the 1800s, the draft riots of 1863, the Fighting 69th of World War I, to Prohibition, the home of New York’s most dangerous criminals, benign neglect, the rise of civic associations, home of many ethnic groups, aspiring actors and artists, and Gentrification, Hell's Kitchen has risen from the blood and fire of its residents, the poor, working and middle class, dreaming the riotous dreams and searing the urban landscape with a fiery, demanding spirit. It's not one block, and it is. It's a community, it's an individual choice, and a life-changing experience, as illustrated by the work of these neighborhood writers and artists. All selections were originally published in the Clinton Chronicle, a monthly community newspaper, 1993-1998.
From the slaughterhouses and breweries of the 1800s, the draft riots of 1863, the Fighting 69th of World War I, to Prohibition, the home of New York’s most dangerous criminals, benign neglect, the rise of civic associations, home of many ethnic groups, aspiring actors and artists, and Gentrification, Hell's Kitchen has risen from the blood and fire of its residents, the poor, working and middle class, dreaming the riotous dreams and searing the urban landscape with a fiery, demanding spirit. It's not one block, and it is. It's a community, it's an individual choice, and a life-changing experience, as illustrated by the work of these neighborhood writers and artists. All selections were originally published in the Clinton Chronicle, a monthly community newspaper, 1993-1998.
64 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 23, 2018
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