Book
Indivisible : poems for social justice
Publication Information
Chicago, Ill. : Norwood House Press, c2013.
Physical Description
94 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Summary
This anthology includes over 50 works of poetry by 20th century writers on issues related to social justice in American society.
Contents
- Liberty was Misquoted. Immigrants / Enemies / The ISM / Discrimination / The news you don't get at home / Wise I / Poem in the American manner / Possessor's pity / Liberty needs glasses / We Are All Getting Burned. Misery / Mexico is sinking / Columbus Day / Points of view / The handicapped / Bilingual Christmas / Man in space / Indian movie, New Jersey / The geography of poetry / Invisibility poem: lesbian / La migra / Picasso / Sure you can ask me a personal question / L.A. prayer / Giving Secrets Away. Other people's lives / Windshield / St. Peter Claver / Being a good Americani / Looking back / Award / In response to executive order 9066 / Harlem Hopscotch / Please fire me / The legend / White lies / This is a poem to my son Peter / Warning / The Signals We Give. Outwitted / My great grandfather's slaves / Riding the D-train / jap / Admission of failure / Anglo-Saxon Protestant heterosexual men / Sympathy / A ritual to read to each other / Failing in the presence of ants / Sunrise / The Next Thing to Happen. The greater thing / Piece by piece / Freedom of expression / Marked / Prayer / The last word / Perhaps the world ends here / Being a person