Fiction. "Rick Henry's SIDEWALK PORTRAIT is audaciously conceived and meticulously crafted. It's such a winning work of word art in its modernist and pomo impulses that it seems it should have already been with us for decades, like the recently discovered experiment of a lost Oulipo genius. But don't presume Henry is some dour coffeehouse fixture--this is a fun and vibrant work, full of rewards and child-like enthusiasms. There is really nothing like it"--Ted Pelton.

Author Hometown: CANTON, NY USA



About the author: Rick Henry is a professor and chair of the Department of English and Communication at SUNY Potsdam, where he has edited Blueline since 1998. He has published numerous short stories in The Connecticut Review, Between C & D, Short Story, and other literary journals, as well as Lucy's Eggs, a collection of stories and a novella from Syracuse University Press. His most recent books, CHANT and SIDEWALK PORTRAIT, were published by BlazeVOX Books.