Books published by University of Iowa Press

On the surface, L.S. Klatt's poems are airy and humorous - with their tales of chickens wandering the highways of Ohio and Winnebago trailers rolling up to heaven and whales bumping like watermelons in a bathtub - but just under the surface they turn disconcertingly serious as they celebrate the fluent word.

Julie Hanson's award-winning collection, Unbeknownst, gives us plainspoken poems of unstoppable candour. They are astonished and sobered by the incoming data; they are funny; they are psychologically accurate and beautifully made.

Argues that contemporary fiction serves primarily as a therapeutic tool for lonely, dissatisfied middle-class readers, one that validates their own private dysfunctions while supporting elusive communities of strangers unified by shared feelings. Aubry persuasively makes the case that contemporary literature's persistent appeal depends upon its capacity to perform a therapeutic function.

Just prior to his death in 2005, August Wilson, arguably the most important American playwright of the last quarter-century, completed an ambitious cycle of ten plays, each set in a different decade of the twentieth century. This title examines from myriad perspectives the way his final works give shape and focus to his complete dramatic opus.

Educates prairie owners and managers about grassland ecology and gives them guidelines for keeping prairies diverse, vigorous, and viable. This title presents the tools necessary to ensure that grasslands are managed in the purposeful ways essential to the continued health and survival of prairie communities.

Examines the future of electronic literature in a world where tablets and e-readers are becoming as common as printed books and where fans are blurring the distinction between reader and author. The construction of new ways of storytelling is already underway: it is happening on the edges of the mainstream gaming industry and in the spaces between media, on the foundations set by classic games.

Offers contemporary poems that reveal the feelings and experiences of patients, family members, and health professionals.