Resistance, Rebellion, Life
50 Poems Now
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · May 23, 2017
Poets on the march: 50 crucial poems written in response to the current political climate, selected and introduced by the Ohio Poet Laureate—and son of immigrants—Amit Majmudar.
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- Who it’s for
- These poems meet political language with many voices, asking what poetry can tell—and unsettle—about America.
- Themes
- Political resistance, Language, truth, and power, Collective conscience
- Genres
- Political & Protest Poetry, Poetry Anthologies, American Poetry
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Poets on the march: 50 crucial poems written in response to the current political climate, selected and introduced by the Ohio Poet Laureate—and son of immigrants—Amit Majmudar. In a political atmosphere where language and even meaning itself are continually under threat, poetry has a critical role to play. And our poets have been responding—in the streets and at their desks, demanding a full accounting from themselves and from their nation.
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Majmudar's elegant introduction to these vital poems reminds us that "false stories take a lot of killing because they are made of language. Because they are made of language, though, they can be killed." From Solmaz Sharif and Eileen Myles to Kevin Young and Juan Felipe Herrera, American poets of diverse styles and strategies have contributed their truths: scenes from the front lines of resistance, and from the interior of our collective conscience. A final cento by Majmudar—a poem including at least one line or phrase from each of the poems in the volume—celebrates the robust multiplicity of voices in this book and in America now.
Poetry in Public
These poems meet political language with many voices, asking what poetry can tell—and unsettle—about America.
Come here for
- Fifty poems responding to the current political climate
- A range of styles, from Solmaz Sharif to Juan Felipe Herrera
Expect
- An elegant introduction by Amit Majmudar
- A closing cento woven from lines across the collection
Where it sits
| Poetry Anthologies | 95% |
|---|---|
| American Poetry | 81% |
| Political & Protest Poetry | 71% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Poetry Anthologies
- American Poetry
- Place Poetry
- Authors
- Amit Majmudar
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- May 23, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Political resistance · Language, truth, and power · Collective conscience
- Reading lane
- Poetry Anthologies