| Love Works Contributor(s): Mirikitani, Janice (Author) |
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ISBN: 193140402X ISBN-13: 9781931404020 Publisher: City Lights Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2003 Annotation: This impressive collection brings together Mirikitani's strongest poems on a diversity of subjects: the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II, the fragility and challenges of family relationships, and the quest by people at the margins of society to claim justice, bread and dignity. Also included is her long inaugural essay in which she discusses how poetry can connect people and transform lives. Janice Mirikitani is the author of three books of poetry. She has, over the past 35 years, created and directed programs for young people and people in need at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - Asian American - History | Asia - General - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 2001058165 |
| Series: San Francisco Poet Laureate |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 4.98" W x 7.18" (0.26 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This impressive collection brings together Mirikitani's strongest poems on a diversity of subjects: the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II, the fragility and challenges of family relationships, and the quest by people at the margins of society to claim justice, bread and dignity. Also included is her long inaugural essay in which she discusses how poetry can connect people and transform lives. Janice Mirikitani is the author of three books of poetry. She has, over the past 35 years, created and directed programs for young people and people in need at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. |