Naming the Lost: The Fresno Poets

Naming the Lost: The Fresno Poets
Author: Christopher Buckley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2020-10-31
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9781622889044
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Philip Levine came to teach at Fresno State in 1958 and Peter Everwine followed in 1962; C.G. Hanclicek came in 1966 and the initial group of Fresno poets collected here became students and colleagues of theirs. Sadly, about one third of the poets in Naming the Lost are no longer with us. This book focuses then on the community of poets first coming through Fresno, beginning in the early 1960s, starting it all off. Naming the Lost: The Fresno Poets--Interviews & Essays, preserves an amazing nexus of poetic talent and fellowship, and documents the providence that brought so many outstanding poets to Fresno--early '60s through the '80s--a confluence and coincidence of talent and personalities unlikely to be seen again.

The Guardianship Book for California

The Guardianship Book for California
Author: Lisa Goldoftas
Publisher: NOLO
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2002
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0873378628
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Offers instructions and advice for becoming a legal guardian, discusses alternatives to guardianship, and provides legal forms.

Dust Bowl Venus: Poems

Dust Bowl Venus: Poems
Author: Stella Beratlis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2021-05-02
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781939639257
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Poetry. California Interest. Music. Sometimes the ground shifts under our feet and leaves us stumbling, our world changed. DUST BOWL VENUS documents that stumbling, that changed world, and also the regaining of a footing that, if not what we had hoped for, is what we live with. In her second powerful collection of poetry, framed by the lyrics of Modesto-based country-bluegrass songwriter, Hazel Houser, Stella Beratlis explores the landscapes of California's Great Central Valley, the landscapes of fear and hope in the cancer diagnosis of her daughter, and the landscape of regret --what we have let go and what we have gained from letting go. Beratlis pays her characteristic attention to detail, invoking, for example, Louis Armstrong's blue kitchen and the hinges squeaking on an ice chest lid, in order to create her complex, lyrical images. She writes that "ghosts / have always been walking / through the spaces of our home," and she has listened to these ghosts. This book is filled with imagery and emotion that builds and curves and accumulates, leaving the reader breathless, glad for the shifting of the earth that gave us these poems.

Transforming Public Health Practice

Transforming Public Health Practice
Author: Bernard J. Healey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2011-08-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118089936
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This text provides students a foundation in public health practice and management, focusing on developing the knowledge and skills required by the real world of public health. The authors of Transforming Public Health Practice explain the drivers of change in public health practice, key success factors for public health programs, dealing with the chronic disease burden, the impact of national health policy on public health practice, and tools for understanding and managing population health. Transforming Public Health Practice covers core leadership and management skills, covering areas such as politics, workforce, partnership and collaboration, change management, outcomes orientation, opportunities for improvement, health equity, and future challenges. Case studies highlight innovations in health education, working with people with disabilities, partnerships in response to disease outbreaks, and health programs. Learning objectives, chapter summaries, key terms, and discussion questions enhance each chapter. A downloadable instructors' supplement is available on the companion Web site for the book.

Ashes in a Teardrop

Ashes in a Teardrop
Author: Stanislaus Authors
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2014-10-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780692272015
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A Stanislaus County Community Novel "A community of writers, a community of readers!" A young couple stumbles across an abandoned teardrop trailer during a weekend bike ride along the Tuolumne River. What's inside leads them on a mysterious journey filled with suspense, danger, and more questions than answers. Set against the familiar landscape of Stanislaus County, Ashes in a Teardrop follows the couple on their adventure to discover the surprising origins of the artifacts found inside. Written by 15 individual authors, you will be surprised by the seamless narrative, the artful prose, and the suspenseful mystery at the heart of Stanislaus County's first community novel. "Written for our community, by our community! Readers will enjoy this suspenseful mystery, set against the familiar landscape of Stanislaus County."-Jim De Martini, Stanislaus County Supervisor "Fifteen authors, one goal: to create a collaborative work that would become Stanislaus County's first community novel. It begins with a bike ride along the Tuolumne River. What follows is a fascinating tale, with some intense moments that will keep you captivated." -Patricia H. Portwood, Stanislaus Library Foundation "Readers will enjoy the unique writing styles of 15 local authors, each contributing a chapter. Ashes in a Teardrop is inspired by a shared vision to create this unique collective work." -Diane McDonnell, Stanislaus County Library Director