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Shut Up Shut Down
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Manufacturer: Coffee House Press
Author: Mark Nowak
Publisher: Coffee House Press
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Shut Up Shut Down Description
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781566891639
ISBN: 1566891639
Label: Coffee House Press
Manufacturer: Coffee House Press
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 150
Publication Date: 2004-10-01
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Studio: Coffee House Press
Editorial Review of Shut Up Shut Down
In the grand, narrative tradition of Gwendolyn Brooks and Edward Sanders, this riveting collection of poetic plays and photo-documentary poems exposes the human cost of corporate greed and gives voice to the growing crisis faced in communities across America.
"The several long poems that make up this book build into each other with devastating force and understatement, breaking poetic boundaries, regenerating the rich tradition of working-class literature."-Adrienne Rich
Mark Nowak is the author of the critically acclaimed debut book of poems Revenants, the editor of Xcp: Cross Cultural Poetics and the co-editor of Visit Teepee Town: Native Writings After the Detours. He grew up in Buffalo, New York and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he is active in the labor movement.
Customer Reviews of Shut Up Shut Down
Review Summary: Revolutionary Poet
Review: Mark Nowak's poetry will astonish you. His docu-poetics blasts through the tired, middle-brow, bourgeois, self-absorbed poetry that you didn't even know you needed an antidote to. If you're already an old or new lefty, read this and cry and rejoice. If you're a reader of poetry and need something that will blow your mind, read this and burn your veil. If you've never liked poetry but have a conscience, believe in historical accuracy, and believe that people who earn a living by the work of their hands deserve economic and social justice, buy all of Mark Nowak's books and buy an extra one for a friend who needs a hero. Not only is Mark a tireless advocate, activist, and artist, he's a wonderful person and the hardest working poet you'll ever meet.
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Review Summary: in trouble again
Review: baraka is a writer who readily embraces change, and this book reflects a life full of changes beginning with something as fundamental as a change in name.