124 E. Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
USA
About Fight Songs
Fight Songs exposes the rusted underbelly of the American Midwest, as experienced by young men, brutal cops, suicide cases, junkies, lovers, and minorities seeking justice. At turns as stark and thrilling as a Stooges track, as brutally desolate as a burnt-out Detroit factory, this is also an elegy for Michigan’s vast and gorgeous wilderness. Freeman’s poetry is unsparingly lyrical, and ethically limned with ecological, political, and local concerns. This is the riposte to Trump’s vision we never expected–one that hails from the same husked landscape that elevated him, but this time, yearning for justice, hopeful of beauty among the bruised fighters leaning on frayed ropes.
Cal Freeman was born and raised in Detroit, MI. He is the author of the book Brother Of Leaving (Marick Press) and the pamphlet Heard Among The Windbreak (Eyewear Publishing). His writing has appeared in many journals including New Orleans Review, Passages North, The Journal, Commonweal, Drunken Boat and The Poetry Review. He is a recipient of The Devine Poetry Fellowship (judged by Terrance Hayes); he has also been nominated for multiple Pushcart Prizes in both poetry and creative nonfiction. He regularly reviews collections of poetry for the radio program, Stateside, on Michigan Public Radio.
