In the grand, narrative tradition of Gwendolyn Brooks and Edward Sanders, this riveting collection of poetic plays and photo-documentary poems exposes the human cost of corporate greed and gives voice to the growing crisis faced in communities across America. "The several long poems that make up this book build into each other with devastating force and understatement, breaking poetic boundaries, regenerating the rich tradition of working-class literature."-Adrienne Rich Mark Nowak is the author of the critically acclaimed debut book of poems Revenants, the editor of Xcp: Cross Cultural Poetics and the co-editor of Visit Teepee Town: Native Writings After the Detours. He grew up in Buffalo, New York and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he is active in the labor movement.

Tour: Buffalo, NY, Detroit, MI, Ann Arbor, MI, Minneapolsi-St. Paul, MN, Milwaukee, WI * Special tour: we will be booking events at labor halls and seeking media coverage from political and labor-oriented newspapers and magazines

About the Author
A poet and labor activist heralded by Adrienne Rich for "regenerating the rich tradition of working-class literature," Mark Nowak regularly leads transnational poetry workshops between American and international trade unions. The author of Revenants and Shut Up Shut Down, he has also been a contributor to the Poetry Foundation's Harriet blog.

Awards
Commended for Minnesota Book Award (Poetry) 2005.



Book Information
ISBN 9781566891639
Author Mark Nowak
Format Paperback
Page Count 161
Imprint Coffee House Press
Publisher Coffee House Press
Weight(grams) 269g