Searching for Santa Claus Christina KramerSanta Claus appears throughout popular culture, captivating the imaginations and shaping the wishes of millions of children across the world but he only came into focus as a social and cultural icon relatively recently, in the nineteenth century. This landmark anthology, the first of its kind, traces his evolution. For the first time, it brings together the most influential and pivotal portraits of Santa Claus, revealing how a simple gift giver
The legion of alternative selves here are resourceful
” But the novel isn’t all doom and gloom
the speaking of native languages abroad
In 2010 poet and painter Jo Slade published a chapbook
Contributors include: Peter Beardsley
James Ragan is a poet and playwright
can be defined precisely as ‘a strong feeling of affection’
and gentler lyrics of place
—from the Introduction by editor Hugh McFadden
Sailing above the Arctic Circle and west of Greenland
Nada Holland takes the reader beyond easy stoicism and into more puzzling terrain
corporate and governmental forces
