Unsettling America
An Anthology of Contemporary Multicultural Poetry
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · November 1, 1994
A multicultural array of poets explore what it is means to be American This powerful and moving collection of poems stretches across the boundaries of skin color, language, ethnicity, and religion to give voice to the lives and experiences of ethnic Americans.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in contemporary multicultural poetry
- Themes
- Assimilation, Communication, Self-perception
- Genres
- Poetry Anthologies, American Poetry, Asian American Poetry
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A multicultural array of poets explore what it is means to be American This powerful and moving collection of poems stretches across the boundaries of skin color, language, ethnicity, and religion to give voice to the lives and experiences of ethnic Americans. With extraordinary honesty, dignity, and insight, these poems address common themes of assimilation, communication, and self-perception.
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In recording everyday life in our many American cultures, they displace the myths and stereotypes that pervade our culture. Unsettling America includes work by: Amiri Baraka Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Rita Dove Louise Erdich Jessica Hagedorn Joy Harjo Garrett Hongo Li-Young Lee Pat Mora Naomi Shihab Nye Marye Percy Ishmael Reed Alberto Rios Ntozake Shange Gary Soto Lawrence Ferlinghetti Nellie Wong David Hernandez Mary TallMountain ...and many more.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in contemporary multicultural poetry
- Readers exploring the lives and experiences of ethnic Americans
Where it sits
| Poetry Anthologies | 67% |
|---|---|
| Asian American Poetry | 48% |
| American Poetry | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Poetry Anthologies
- American Poetry
- African American Poetry
- Authors
- Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Jennifer Gillan
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- November 1, 1994
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Assimilation · Communication · Self-perception
- Reading lane
- Poetry Anthologies