Books : Will Work For Peace: New Political Poems
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by: Sherman Alexie, Marge Piercy, Carolyn Kizer, Martin Espada, Diane di Prima, W. D. Snodgrass, Bob Holman, Peter Viereck, Leslea Newman, Lyn Lifshin, Cid Corman, David Ray, Susan Griffin, Dean Blehert, Donald Hall, Bill Zavatsky, Ellen Bass, Colette Inez, Maxine Chernoff, Marilyn Chin, Nicole Blackman, Maude Meehan, Elaine Equi, Daniela Gioseffi, Taylor Mali, Regie Cabico, Janet Hamill, Edwin Torres, Sarah Jones, Roger Bonair-Agard, Alix Olson, Amy Ouzoonian, Cristin Aptowicz, Charles Fishman, Francis Driscoll, Lamont Steptoe, Thaddeaus Rutkowski, Michael Cadnum, Charles Potts, Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780966645910
ISBN: 096664591X
Label: Zeropanik Press
Manufacturer: Zeropanik Press
Number Of Pages: 180
Publisher: Zeropanik Press
Sales Rank: 1092138
Studio: Zeropanik Press
Editorial Review:
Book Description:
Multi-cultural, cross-generational anthology of new political poetry of 144 living poets from every continent on Earth.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A wonderful book.
I go to a somewhat conservative boarding school and lent this book to one of my writing teachers, who previously had said that there is no way that a political poem can be heartfelt. This book proves that notion wrong. Normally when people think about politics, they only think about who is running for office, but there is so much more than that in this book. This book should be available in every library in both the poetry and political section. This is an inspiring book that speaks not only ... Read More
Rating:  - Will Work for Peace is a triumph of poetic Davids.
As one of the poets featured in Will Work for Peace, one might expect me to be a bit biased, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Most poets work in a virtual vacuum, only tenuously connected to each other by the occasional workshop or shared membership in a 'poetry society'. When Brett Axel first approached me for a submission to an anthology he was considering, the names Marge Piercy, Lyn Lifshin, Moshe Bennaroch and so many others were abstractions to me as a fledgling poet. I ... Read More
Rating: - Good work!
This book has been a long time coming. Brett Axel has really contributed to the poetry world in a way that is noticed, rather than swept into a corner. Many of the poems are good, some are great. Not all the poets are famous, but most of them contributed good work. I liked Amy Ouzoonian's and Brett's poems, as well as "Pinaud's Tonic" by Michael Pollick. I recommend reading that one. The only criticism I would have of the book is of the extreme scatalogical nature of some of the ... Read More
Rating: - Thumbs Up
Just amazing start to finish! I like the disregard for fame used in putting the book together. That great poems got in even if they were writtenby nobodys. Look at Roger Bonair-Agard's poem on page 74. Shortly after Will Work For Peace came out he won Slam Nationals, becoming Slam Champion of 1999, which will be getting him lots of offers. But Zeropanik Press didn't need to be told he was good by an award. They could tell by his writing! Good for them and good for all of us because Will Work ... Read More
Rating: - Good reading
I liked this book. It has some of the best poetry I've ever seen in it. I especially liked the poems by Marge Piercy, Antler, Diane di Prima, and Susan Griffin, but all of it was good. I think there was only one or two that I didn't like at all and they were short. I'd give it 5 stars but the type was kind of small and I'd rather it be easier to read. My eyes aren't what they were when I was 30.
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