Bullets Into Bells: Poets & Citizens Respond to Gun Violence Contributor(s): Giffords, Gabrielle (Foreword by), Clements, Brian (Editor), McCann, Colum (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0807025585 ISBN-13: 9780807025581 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Social Science | Violence In Society - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
Dewey: 811.608 |
LCCN: 2017018375 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.60 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A powerful call to end American gun violence from celebrated poets and those most impacted Focused intensively on the crisis of gun violence in America, this volume brings together poems by dozens of our best-known poets, including Billy Collins, Patricia Smith, Natalie Diaz, Ocean Vuong, Danez Smith, Brenda Hillman, Natasha Threthewey, Robert Hass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Juan Felipe Herrera, Mark Doty, Rita Dove, and Yusef Komunyakaa. Each poem is followed by a response from a gun violence prevention activist, political figure, survivor, or concerned individual, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams; Senator Christopher Murphy; Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts; survivors of the Columbine, Sandy Hook, Charleston Emmanuel AME, and Virginia Tech shootings; and Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir, and Lucy McBath, mother of Jordan Davis. The result is a stunning collection of poems and prose that speaks directly to the heart and a persuasive and moving testament to the urgent need for gun control. |