Chicago West Side Co-op

Seamus Holman

Via fuckcorporategroceries.net: On Saturday, after not getting near enough sleep, I attended the first meeting of the group trying to organize a west town food co-op. It was a really good experience; I learned a lot and met some really nice people, mostly because I sat at the desk by the door and handed out agendas when people walked in. Some observations and thoughts on the meeting: Read more Anything to avoid the insane rageaholics at Whole Foods.

After three years of art directing In These Times--and nine years of living and studying in the Midwest--I returned to the northwest in 2005 to start Gridwork and focus solely on web design.

The text is from the poem “QUADRENNIAL” by Golden, reprinted with permission. It was first published in the Poetry Project. Inside front cover photo by Golden.
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