The Art of Country Grain Elevators
Copyright © 2006
by Jon Volkmer and Bruce Selyem
Bottom Dog Press
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With a focused and indefatigable passion, Bruce Selyem has been photographing the simple
elegance of grain elevators within the context of austere rural landscapes for fifteen
years. Grain elevators remain fascinating and treasured landmarks in many Western
communities, arousing contemplation and even reverence as historic and aesthetic
icons. These qualities are readily apparent in the quiet beauty and studied compositions
of Selyem's photographs. — Ellen Ornitz, Visual Arts Director, The Emerson & Beall Park, Bozeman, Montana
These are poems that spring from the ground like fresh seed, but never without human
references. And it is the human references, in country circumstances, that make them
familiar and understandable to everyone, . . . Whether he is writing about giving his
father a haircut or questioning him about the Great Depression, Jon Volkmer knows
farm-people intimately and describes them with bedrock wisdom in a world of tarpaper,
boxcars, corn, propane tanks, drill bits, wooden elevators, concrete silos, flour mills,
rats, ferrets and barn ladders. — Samuel Hazo
The latest publication from Bottom Dog Press is The Art of Grain Elevators, a
collection of poems by Jon Volkmer and photographs by Bruce Selyem. Together, they
capture the look and feel of rural life, examining an aspect of working-class culture
that often gets ignored. As Volkmer explains, the book "is really about one working man,
my father, but he was the real deal." — Working-Class Notes
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The Fiction Workshop Companion
Copyright © 1995
by Jon Volkmer
Bendall Books
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A central premise behind this exciting new (and inexpensive) book for
"writers-in-progress" is that
the primary text of any creative writing workshop should be the stories
of the participants. Unlike
larger textbooks and anthologies, which tend to dominate the process and
take up valuable time,
Volkmer's Fiction Workshop Companion is designed to provide important
information, and then get out of the way. — from the publisher
. . . this book works well on a number of levels. It's an
invaluable companion for anyone working alone; it
provides practical help for those working in groups in
classroom or workshop settings, and it's a useful
resource for teachers and workshop facilitators. — Canadian
Author Magazine, Fall 1996
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