The Furnace
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The Furnace is a literary magazine edited by Kelli Kavanaugh and a board of editors. The magazine covers Detroit, Michigan
culture, including visual arts, architecture, urban development, literature, history and music. Editorial offices are located at the National Bohemian House, 3009 Tillman Avenue, in Detroit's Corktown
district. The magazine launched September 28, 2002.
The Furnace has published a number of notable Detroit authors and manifestos from collectives:
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
at 535 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).
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
culture, including visual arts, architecture, urban development, literature, history and music. Editorial offices are located at the National Bohemian House, 3009 Tillman Avenue, in Detroit's Corktown
Corktown
Corktown can refer to:* Corktown, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a neighborhood* Corktown Historic District, Detroit, Michigan, United States...
district. The magazine launched September 28, 2002.
The Furnace has published a number of notable Detroit authors and manifestos from collectives:
- Zuriel Wolfgang Lott
- Mariela GrifforMariela GrifforMariela Griffor , is a journalist, poet, short story writer, international activist, columnist, and scholar.-Early life:...
- Architects Asylum
- 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
Buhl Building
The Buhl Building is a skyscraper and class-A office center in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Architect Wirt C. Rowland designed the Buhl in a Neo-Gothic style with Romanesque accents...
at 535 Griswold, Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. 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).