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Against Forgetting: Twentieth-Century Poetry of Witness

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ISBN10: 0393309762
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Bearing witness to extremity--whether of war, torture, exile, or repression--the volume encompasses more than 140 poets from five continents, over the span of this century from the Armenian genocide to Tiananmen Square.

Synopsis:

This landmark anthology, the first of its kind, takes it impulse from the words of Bertolt Brecht: "In these dark times, will there also be singing? / Yes, there will be singing. / About the dark times."

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [763]-783) and index.
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About the Author

Carolyn Forché, poet, translator, and activist, teaches writing at George Mason University. She has published two award-winning volumes of poetry, Gathering the Tribes and The Country Between Us. In 1990 Ms. Fourché received a Lannan Literary Award, granted to poets and writers of literary excellence "whose work promotes a truer understanding of contemporary life."
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K Magill, July 15, 2010 (view all comments by K Magill)
I recommend this book regularly to friends who are curious about twentieth century poetry but don't know where to begin. The voices in this collection come from practically every continent and span the entire twentieth century. These are socially and politically rooted poems that give voice to suffering and sorrow--but there is nonetheless great beauty here. A tribute to the ability to keep singing through the darkest times.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780393309768
Editor:
Forche, Carolyn
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Editor:
Forche, Carolyn
Author:
Forch, Carolyn
Author:
Forche, Carolyn
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Literature
Subject:
Anthologies (multiple authors)
Subject:
Anthologies
Subject:
Poetry
Subject:
Military history
Subject:
Political atrocities
Subject:
Poetry, modern
Subject:
Military history -- 20th century -- Poetry.
Subject:
Military history, Modern
Subject:
Poetry, Modern -- 20th century.
Subject:
Political atrocities -- Poetry.
Subject:
Poetry -Anthologies
Copyright:
1993
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
6
Publication Date:
19930531
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
816
Dimensions:
9 x 5.6 x 1.4 in 1.945 lb
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"Synopsis" by , This landmark anthology, the first of its kind, takes it impulse from the words of Bertolt Brecht: "In these dark times, will there also be singing? / Yes, there will be singing. / About the dark times."
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