poetry collection by John Jeffire .
Poet Laureate Philip Levine calls the book "a terrific one for our city.".
Former U.
S.
His first book of poetry, Stone Fist Brick Bone, was nominated for a Michigan Notable Book Award in 2009.
I don\'t often say that, but it has a drive and integrity that gives it credible life....
I find a novel with heart." In 2009, Andra Milacca included Motown Burning in her list of "Six Savory Novels Set in Detroit" along with works by Elmore Leonard, Joyce Carol Oates, and Jeffrey Eugenides.
O\'Connor said, "It works.
Speaking of Motown Burning, former chair of the Pulitzer Jury Philip F.
In 2005, his novel Motown Burning was named Grand Prize Winner in the Mount Arrowsmith Novel Competition and in 2007 it won a Gold Medal for Regional Fiction in the Independent Publishing Awards.
Jeffire was born in Detroit.
poetry collection by John Jeffire
