鈥淎in鈥檛 Nobody That Can Sing Like Me: New Oklahoma Writing,鈥� a collection of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, and visual art by 78 writers and two visual artists who live in the state, has been released by Mongrel Empire Press, an eclectic publishing house specializing in regional and unusual literary works.
The anthology鈥檚 title is taken from a Woody Guthrie lyric titled 鈥淲ay Down Yonder in the Minor Key鈥� 鈥� 鈥淲ay down yonder in the minor key/There ain鈥檛 nobody that can sing like me.
鈥� The collection was first compiled and released as a special edition #35 of Sugar Mule Literary Journal. The print version includes all selections from the online version, plus works from four additional authors. An introduction by the editor, award-winning Oklahoma poet Jeanetta Calhoun Mish, opens the collection.
The groundbreaking anthology includes 188 selections. Many of the authors have published their work previously, but several are newly published for the first time.
鈥淥klahomans will be pleased to find many of their favorite regional authors and will undoubtedly find new favorites,鈥� Mish said. 鈥淧eople from outside the state can enjoy top-notch writing that is not limited by regionalism but instead energized by it.
鈥� Ada area authors include Michael West, 成人B站 student Christopher Clark and 成人B站 faculty members and instructors Jeanne Dunbar Green, Ken Hada, Hugh Tribbey and Mark Walling.
The anthology can be ordered on the Mongrel Empire Press website at . It will also be available at BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon.com just before Christmas. Bookstores and other retailers can order from Ingram & Taylor after Dec. 15.
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