Led by poet Sam Hamill, February 12, 2003 became a day of Poetry Against the War conducted as a reading at the White House gates in addition to over 160 public readings in many different countries and almost all of the 50 states. Since then, over 9,000 poets have joined this grassroots peace movement by submitting poems and statements to www.poetsagainstthewar.org, registering their opposition to the Bush administration's headlong plunge toward war in Iraq. Poets Against the War features a selection of the best poems that were submitted to the website. Contributors include: Adrienne Rich, W.S. Merwin, Galway Kinnell, Robert Bly, Marilyn Hacker, Grace Schulman, Shirley Kaufman, Wanda Coleman, Yusef Komunyakaa, Hayden Carruth, Jane Hirshfield, Tess Gallagher, Sandra Cisneros, former Poet Laureate Rita Dove, and many others.
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"Remarkable, lively collection . . . proof this genre is not relegated to spidery book shelves." -- Jacqueline Blais, USA Today, May 15, 2003
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An amazing outpouring of voices,
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We got this book as a gift, and I was stunned by its power. Some of the poets and writers were long-time favorites: Adrienne Rich, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, WS Merwin, Mary Oliver, Terry Tempest Williams. Most I'd never had heard of. But what struck me was the humanity of the voices--how much they cut through the political abstractions of our time. And the distinctiveness of their voices. The critical review posted on this site obviously doesn't like the politics of this anthology--he wants a Poets for the War. But contrary to his assertion, this is the farthest collection imaginable from a single monolithic voice--but yes, the participants don't want this war. This is a great book to dip in and out of, browse through for a quick reflection, and use to anchor our humanity in these difficult times. Paul Loeb
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Powerful stuff - if you're ready to open up to it ;-),
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Oh, no, it's not perfect. There are some poems I certainly can't agree with, some I merely don't like... but only a few. Most of this, however, is very powerful stuff, in its own quiet way. The book is no more than it purports to be: many voices that happen to agree on one single note - the wish that this war had not broken out (or not this way, or not yet, or not without trying more alternatives first, or...). Just many voices, that have chosen a peaceful means of voicing their opinion.
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Owning this book is owning a part of history...,
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Poetry doesn't receive much attention these days, but once in awhile, someone makes their mark. Not only did the editor Sam Hamill, make his mark in history, but these poets did as well.The collection is a marvelous array of styles, voices and energy all moving in one direction. This should be on the shelf of every poetry lover, every historian, and every person who appreciates peace and the right to free speech. Wonderful poems to be read and to be a part of.
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- Kelly Blue by William Weber Johnson in Back Matter
- Antarctic Traveller by Katha Politt on page 183
- Hugh Selwyn Mauberley by Ezra Pound on page 165
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- America Zen: A Gathering of Poets (Harmony Series) by Larry Smith on page 62, and Back Matter
- A Concise Companion to Twentieth-Century American Poetry (Concise Companions to Literature and Culture) by Stephen Fredman on page 11, and page 30
- A Concise Companion to Twentieth-Century American Poetry (Concise Companions to Literature and Culture) by Stephen Fredman on page 11, and page 30
- Small Knots by Kelli Russell Agodon in Front Matter
- The Wisdom Anthology of North American Buddhist Poetry by Andrew Schelling on page 89
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