Poets Against the War - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560255390 ISBN 13: 9781560255390

Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003

Synopsis

Compiles over 150 poems written and selected to demonstrate opposition to the war in Iraq, war in general, and the administration of George W. Bush.

About this title

Product Description:

Rare Book

Synopsis:

Led by poet Sam Hamill, February 12, 2003 became a day of Poetry Against the War conducted as a reading at the White House gates in addition to over 160 public readings in many different countries and almost all of the 50 states. Since then, over 9,000 poets have joined this grassroots peace movement by submitting poems and statements to www. poetsagainstthewar. org, registering their opposition to the Bush administration's headlong plunge toward war in Iraq. Poets Against the War features a selection of the best poems that were submitted to the website. Contributors include: Adrienne Rich, W. S. Merwin, Galway Kinnell, Robert Bly, Marilyn Hacker, Grace Schulman, Shirley Kaufman, Wanda Coleman, Yusef Komunyakaa, Hayden Carruth, Jane Hirshfield, Tess Gallagher, Sandra Cisneros, former Poet Laureate Rita Dove, and many others.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1560255390
• ISBN 13: 9781560255390
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: Hamill Sam