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Revenants

by Mark Nowak

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Mark Nowak encounters the whispers of creation and cultural remembrance in his eminent, visionary poetry. Revenantsis an original return to a splendid ethos of ancestral word patterns, and the images bear the solemn pleasures of time, place, and singular landscapes.-Gerald Vizenor

This first book length collection of poetry by the editor of the journal XCP: Cross-Cultural Poeticsexplores the Polish American neighborhoods in and around Buffalo, New York, finding collective truths in the particularity of a unique culture.

Mark Nowakis the editor of Theodore Enslin's selected poems, Then, and Now,and an associate professor at the College of St. Catherine in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His poems have been anthologized in An Anthology of New (American) Poetsand Children of the Cold War: A Scrapbook.

Synopsis:

This first book length collection of poetry by the editor of the journal Xcp: Cross-Cultural Poetics explores the Polish American neighborhoods in and around Buffalo, New York, finding collective truths in the particularity of a unique culture.

About the Author

A poet and labor activist heralded by Adrienne Rich for "regenerating the rich tradition of working-class literature,"Mark Nowak's previous collections include Shut Up Shut Down and Revenants. He has led transnational writing workshops through the UAW and through the National Union of Metalworkers in South Africa, and is a frequent contributor to the Poetry Foundation's Harriet blog.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781566891073
Author:
Nowak, Mark
Publisher:
Coffee House Press
Location:
Minneapolis
Subject:
American
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Poetry
Subject:
Polish americans
Subject:
Buffalo (n.y.)
Subject:
Buffalo
Subject:
General Poetry
Series Volume:
292
Publication Date:
October 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
127
Dimensions:
10.02x7.03x.43 in. .58 lbs.

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