The Kojo Hand A NOVEL BY TOM GATTEN Im very impressed with the vivid characterization here. From the self-conscious, guarded, headstrong Deanie, the hilariously crass but needy Barett, to the big-hearted Zerk, tortured by his past, and the quietly noble Kojo, each character is unique, consistent, and nicely layered. Deanies struggle to discover and stand by beliefs in an adult world that is constantly asking her to compromise is especially engaging. I also admire the moral force underlying the narrative: The Kojo Hand makes it clear that longingwhether for recognition, sex, fame, a sense of belongingcan lead to destruction and isolation when people let their desires blindly motivate them. The Kojo Hand is a giving and humane novel, exploring interesting and important human problems with a gentle hand. Writers Digest Mapper of Mists POEMS AND TRANSLATIONS I think Tom Gattens Mapper of Mists is a remarkable book of poems. For years Ive been familiar with Gattens work and here we have it together with a great deal of grace, intensity and energy. Jim Harrison Author of Letters to Yesenin, Legends of the Fall, Dalva, The Woman Lit by Fireflies, Returning to Earth, The River Swimmer The Bamboushay Steel Band RECORDING Tom Gatten played with The Bamboushay Steel Band for two years. Based in East Lansing, the band played in places ranging from the original Hamtramck High School to the famous Gate of Horn club in Chicago. In 1962, National Educational Television produced, broadcast, and rebroadcast a half-hour show by the band. The bands Folkways Records LP Album #FS3835 was reissued on Compact Disc by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings in 2001 and is also available on iTunes.
Tom Gattens The Kojo Hand is a novel about people pursuing their dreams--mainly a young woman in college and her friend and out-of-the classroom teacher Kojo Dedu, a scholar from Ghana with a calling to produce positive social change. The story is told from the point of view of Deanie Hollins, a nineteen-year-old student at a fictional university on Long Island. The story takes place in the spring and summer of 1972 and moves forward through questions and answers raised by Kojos possible connection with a coup d etat in his homeland and by Deanies part-time work as a model in New York City. JD Reed, Senior Editor, Time Magazine, and author of Free Fall and Pursuit of D. B. Cooper, says of the manuscript: The Kojo Hand is a wonderful novel. Its a kind of Shane for baby-boomers with a neat twist. Making teacher and student different sexes is a fine touch. Kojo is a truly magnificent character. I wish Id known him. The cast is great. John Stewart, Professor of African-American and African Studies, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, and author of Last Cool Days, Curving Road, For the Ancestors, and Looking for Josephine, says of the manuscript: . . . the range of experiences and the ways the characters persist in their world are handled with considerable insight. There are some nice things there. Dr. Marcellette G. Williams, Interim Chancellor and Professor of English and Comparative Literature, The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, says of the manuscript: Gatten's handling of his female narrator's point of view is deft and refreshingly "faithful to the grain" (to borrow from Kojo Dedus phrasing), as is his handling of the narrator's feelings about love in her relationship with her lover, managing even to "incorporate the knots into the overall design.
Tom Gattens The Kojo Hand is a novel about people pursuing their dreams--mainly a young woman in college and her friend and out-of-the classroom teacher Kojo Dedu, a scholar from Ghana with a calling to produce positive social change. The story is told from the point of view of Deanie Hollins, a nineteen-year-old student at a fictional university on Long Island. The story takes place in the spring and summer of 1972 and moves forward through questions and answers raised by Kojos possible connection with a coup d etat in his homeland and by Deanies part-time work as a model in New York City. JD Reed, Senior Editor, Time Magazine, and author of Free Fall and Pursuit of D. B. Cooper, says of the manuscript: The Kojo Hand is a wonderful novel. Its a kind of Shane for baby-boomers with a neat twist. Making teacher and student different sexes is a fine touch. Kojo is a truly magnificent character. I wish Id known him. The cast is great. John Stewart, Professor of African-American and African Studies, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, and author of Last Cool Days, Curving Road, For the Ancestors, and Looking for Josephine, says of the manuscript: . . . the range of experiences and the ways the characters persist in their world are handled with considerable insight. There are some nice things there. Dr. Marcellette G. Williams, Interim Chancellor and Professor of English and Comparative Literature, The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, says of the manuscript: Gatten's handling of his female narrator's point of view is deft and refreshingly "faithful to the grain" (to borrow from Kojo Dedus phrasing), as is his handling of the narrator's feelings about love in her relationship with her lover, managing even to "incorporate the knots into the overall design.
The Kojo Hand A NOVEL BY TOM GATTEN Im very impressed with the vivid characterization here. From the self-conscious, guarded, headstrong Deanie, the hilariously crass but needy Barett, to the big-hearted Zerk, tortured by his past, and the quietly noble Kojo, each character is unique, consistent, and nicely layered. Deanies struggle to discover and stand by beliefs in an adult world that is constantly asking her to compromise is especially engaging. I also admire the moral force underlying the narrative: The Kojo Hand makes it clear that longingwhether for recognition, sex, fame, a sense of belongingcan lead to destruction and isolation when people let their desires blindly motivate them. The Kojo Hand is a giving and humane novel, exploring interesting and important human problems with a gentle hand. Writers Digest Mapper of Mists POEMS AND TRANSLATIONS I think Tom Gattens Mapper of Mists is a remarkable book of poems. For years Ive been familiar with Gattens work and here we have it together with a great deal of grace, intensity and energy. Jim Harrison Author of Letters to Yesenin, Legends of the Fall, Dalva, The Woman Lit by Fireflies, Returning to Earth, The River Swimmer The Bamboushay Steel Band RECORDING Tom Gatten played with The Bamboushay Steel Band for two years. Based in East Lansing, the band played in places ranging from the original Hamtramck High School to the famous Gate of Horn club in Chicago. In 1962, National Educational Television produced, broadcast, and rebroadcast a half-hour show by the band. The bands Folkways Records LP Album #FS3835 was reissued on Compact Disc by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings in 2001 and is also available on iTunes.
A father (Tom) hears his son Richard say, “School is OK except I don’t like learning numbers or arithmetic.” After dinner, Tom sits with Richard and tells him a story of a kingdom long ago where the use of numbers is forbidden by King Kcaj and of the chaos that ensues because of it. As Tom’s story unfolds, he hopes to instill in Richard a sense of the importance of learning numbers, counting, and arithmetic along with other life lessons.
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This collection consists of forty-three stories, each with an introduction by writers from the Iowa Workshop. It also includes original essays on both the writing life and trends in 20th century American Literature that were shaped by the growth of the Iowa program and the programs that followed.
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