|
 
$20.00
New Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
 Available for In-store Pickup
in 7 to 12 days
Coal Mountain Elementaryby Mark Nowak
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A singular, genre-defying treatise from one of America’s most innovative political poets, Coal Mountain Elementaryremixes verbatim testimony from the surviving Sago, West Virginia miners and rescue teams, the American Coal Foundation’s curriculum for schoolchildren, newspaper accounts of mining disasters in China, and full-color photographs of Chinese miners by renowned photojournalist Ian Teh. A poet and labor activist heralded by Adrienne Rich for “regenerating the rich tradition of working-class literature,” Mark Nowakregularly leads transnational poetry workshops between American and international trade unions. The author of Revenantsand Shut Up Shut Down, he is also a frequent contributor to the Poetry Foundation’s Harriet blog. Synopsis:"A tribute to miners and working people everywhere."--Howard Zinn Synopsis:Poetry. A singular, genre-defying treatise from one of America's most innovative political poets, COAL MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY remixes verbatim testimony from the surviving Sago, West Virginia miners and rescue teams, the American Coal Foundation's curriculum for schoolchildren, newspaper accounts of mining disasters in China, and full-color photographs of Chinese miners by renowned photojournalist Ian Teh. "COAL MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is an imaginative and shocking reminder of what it means, in the most human and poignant terms, to be a miner, whether in this country or in China, or for that matter anywhere in the industrial world. It is also a tribute to miners and working people everywhere. It manages, in photos and in words, to portray an entire culture. And it is a stunning educational tool"--Howard Zinn. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
Other books you might like
Related Aisles
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Follow us on...
|
|||||||||||||
Don't Miss
