A Bridge Dead in the Water (Earthworks Series) [Paperback]

James Thomas Stevens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2007 | Series: Earthworks Series

This collection by Mohawk poet, James Thomas Stevens explores the effects of colonization on either side of the Bering Strait - China and North America. Three long poems focus on mapping, post-colonial emergencies and propoganda, while the short poems are personal experiences in China and Native America.

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"Stevens's poetry presses its hand to a wound with language leaking through the fingers." -- The Believer, May 1, 2007

About the Author

James Thomas Stevens is the author of four books of poetry, Tokinish (First Intensity Press 1994), Combing the Snakes from His Hair (Michigan State UP 2002), and (dis)Orient (Palmpress, 2005), Mohawk/Samoa: Transmigrations (Subpress, 2006), and one forthcoming, The Mutual Life (Plan B Press, 2006). He is a member of the Akwesasne Mohawk tribe, attended the Institute of American Indian Arts and The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa and holds an MFA from Brown University.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Salt Publishing (February 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844712702
• ISBN-13: 978-1844712700
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,540,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Read This Poet..., April 18, 2007

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This review is from: A Bridge Dead in the Water (Earthworks Series) (Paperback)

James Thomas Stevens is an incredible poet; at once intelligent, precise, and provocative, his work can level you with a single line. Ever since I read "Combing the Snakes From His Hair," and the line "sentenced to hear the cry of all things broken" literally tore me apart, I've loved Stevens' work. Please find some of his poetry online and buy any of his collections you can get your hands on. Trust me, this is a poet who is putting out work worth reading.