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.
A poet and labor activist heralded by Adrienne Rich for "regenerating the rich tradition of working-class literature," Mark Nowak regularly leads transnational poetry workshops between American and international trade unions. The author of "Revenants" and "Shut Up Shut Down," he is also a frequent contributor to the Poetry Foundation's Harriet blog.
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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.
A poet and labor activist heralded by Adrienne Rich for "regenerating the rich tradition of working-class literature," Mark Nowak regularly leads transnational poetry workshops between American and international trade unions. The author of "Revenants" and "Shut Up Shut Down," he is also a frequent contributor to the Poetry Foundation's Harriet blog.
Imprint | Coffee House Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 2009 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | April 2009 |
Authors | Mark Nowak |
Photographers | Ian Teh |
Dimensions | 231 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 190 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-56689-228-5 |
Barcode | 9781566892285 |
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LSN | 1-56689-228-7 |