Mosaic: Past Time Hell's Kitchen in Bloomington, MN

Mosaic is an exploration of urban life in Hell’s Kitchen. Blending personal memories in vivid imagery and rich in historical detail, each poem is a window into a moment of past time that portrays the dynamics of community life and the inevitability of change. The waterfront poems about the Hudson River’s ferries and piers add a sense of nostalgia for things past. The poems about the playgrounds—places of tragedy and triumph—capture the essence of the neighborhood and its residents. Mosaic is an evocative, thought-provoking, personal view of life in Hell’s Kitchen.