The Furnace (magazine)

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The Furnace is a quarterly literary magazine edited by Kelli Kavanaugh and a board of editors.

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History and profile

The Furnace was launched September 28, 2002. [1] Editorial offices are located at the Bohemian National Home, Tillman Avenue, in Detroit's Corktown district. It is published on a quarterly basis. [2] The magazine covers Detroit culture, including visual arts, architecture, urban development, literature, history and music.

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 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).

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References

  1. "Open up the furnace". Detroit Metro Times. September 25, 2002. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  2. "Furnace Blowout". The Detrioter. Retrieved 1 April 2017.