''The Furnace'' is a quarterly literary magazine edited by
Kelli Kavanaugh
Kelli may refer to:
Places
*Kelli, Drama, a former village in the Drama regional unit, Greece
*Kelli, Florina, a village in the Florina regional unit, Greece Notable people
Surname
*Keri Kelli (born 1971), American guitarist
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and a board of editors.
History and profile
''The Furnace'' was launched September 28, 2002. Editorial offices are located at the
Bohemian National Home, Tillman Avenue, in Detroit's
Corktown district. It is published on a quarterly basis.
The magazine covers
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...
culture, including visual arts, architecture, urban development, literature, history and music.
''The Furnace'' has published a number of notable Detroit authors and manifestos from collectives:
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Zuriel Wolfgang Lott
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Mariela Griffor
Mariela Griffor (born September 29, 1961, in Concepcion, Chile), is a poet, editor, publisher of Marick Press and diplomat. She is author of four poetry collections, ''Exiliana'', ''House'', ''The Psychiatrist'' and most recently, ''Declassified ...
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Architects Asylum
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Lisa Runchey
* Vievee Francis
* Joanna Karner
* Eric Darby
* Robert Fanning
* Terry Blackhawk
* Gary C. Wagaman
As a practice, the editorial team marks release of a new edition by organizing an event, often at a lost Detroit venue. For example, the editors held the first issue celebration at the
Savoyard Club, in the
Buhl Building
The Buhl Building is a skyscraper and class-A office center in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. Architect Wirt C. Rowland designed the Buhl in a Neo-Gothic style with Romanesque accents. Constructed in 1925, it stands at 26 stories in the Detroit ...
at Griswold, Detroit, Michigan. Several of The Furnace's writers and a poetry editor have been a crucial part of Write Word Write Now, (a cohort of Detroit's up and coming page poets).
References
External links
T''he Furnace'' - Detroit Literary Magazine
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2002 establishments in Michigan
Literary magazines published in the United States
Local interest magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 2002
Magazines published in Detroit
Quarterly magazines published in the United States