Love Rise up: Poems of Social Justice, Protest and Hope

Name: Love Rise up: Poems of Social Justice, Protest and Hope
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ISBN: 9780984462964

ISBN-10: 0984462961

ISBN-13: 9780984462964

Edition: 2012

Authors: Steve Fellner, Phil E. Young

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Poetry. Introduction by Dale Davis. In LOVE RISE UP, readers will find genuine hope and inspired art in these lyrics, a desire to show the humanity behind the struggle for social justice. With courage, foresight, and even a good dose of humor, the poems in this collection address the causes and concerns of generations past and present, revealing ways to combat adversity with strength and integrity. Beginning with classic poets like Langston Hughes and highly-acclaimed, established poets including Sherman Alexie, Patricia Smith, and Martín Espada, LOVE RISE UP also celebrates new, emerging or never before published writers such as Gabriela Erandi Rico, Shirley Geok-lin Lim, and Patricia…

Book details

List price: $12.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Benu Press
Publication date: 6/25/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 137
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Steve Fellner is the author of two books of poetry—THE WEARY WORLD REJOICES (Marsh Hawk Press, 2011) and BLIND DATE WITH CAVAFY (Marsh Hawk Press, 2007), the winner of the Thom Gunn Gay Male Poetry Award—and ALL SCREWED UP, a memoir. His nonfiction has appeared in The Sun , North American Review , among other journals.