We Will Be Shelter: Poems for Survival - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1938912470 ISBN 13: 9781938912474

Publisher: write bloody publishing, 2014

Synopsis

We Will be Shelter, edited by poet and activist Andrea Gibson, is an anthology of contemporary poems that addresses issues of social justice. Unique to this anthology is its focus on creating positive social change through gorgeous, gutsy poetry. Alongside and embedded in these featured poems are concrete ways to address the social and political issues raised. The goal of We Will be Shelter is to raise awareness, encourage critical self-reflection, and call readers to action.

About this title

Review:

"If being floored is new to you, ya might wanna grab a cushion. Whatever the opposite of fooling someone is, Andrea Gibson does just that. Beware the highway in her grace and the crowbar in her verse." - Buddy Wakefield, award winning author

About the Author:

Andrea Gibson is not gentle with their truths. The first winner of the Women's World Poetry Slam, Gibson has headlined prestigious performance venues coast to coast with powerful readings on war, class, gender, bullying, white privilege, sexuality, love, and spirituality. Their work has been featured on the BBC, Air America, C-SPAN, Free Speech TV and in 2010 was read by a state representative in lieu of morning prayer at the Utah State Legislature.

About this edition

• Publisher: write bloody publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1938912470
• ISBN 13: 9781938912474
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Gibson Andrea