{"product_id":"love-works-paperback","title":"Love Works - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanice Mirikitani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMirikitani was a seminal figure in the SF Asian Arts renaissance of the 1970s. She is known for her activist poetry, her dedication to political causes, and her work with homeless people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanice Mirikitani (1941-2021) was a poet, dancer, and community activist. She was born in Stockton, California, and earned a BA from UCLA. With her parents, she was interned in an Arkansas camp during World War II. Her poetry and activism is committed to addressing the horrors of war, combating institutional racism, and advocating for women and poor people. Her collections of poetry include \u003ci\u003eAwake in the River\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), \u003ci\u003eShedding Silence\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eWe, the Dangerous: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), and \u003ci\u003eLove Works\u003c\/i\u003e, published by City Lights (2001). Mirikitani has edited several anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eThird World Women \u003c\/i\u003e(1972), \u003ci\u003eTime to Greez! Incantations from the Third World\u003c\/i\u003e (1975), and \u003ci\u003eAyumi: A Japanese American Anthology \u003c\/i\u003e(1980). In 2000, she was named the second poet laureate of San Francisco. Mirikitani is the founding president of Glide Foundation, an organization devoted to helping poor people in San Francisco. Mirikitani and her husband, minister and activist Cecil Williams, coauthored the book \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Possible: 50 Years of Creating Radical Change in a Community Called Glide\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), which describes the mission of their foundation and its work of empowering marginalized communities in San Francisco. Mirikitani has served on the San Francisco Arts Commission and been recognized by numerous groups and organizations for her work. Her honors and awards include a San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Ebbie Award, an American Book Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature, a Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women and Families Minerva Award, and awards from San Francisco State University and the University of California at San Francisco, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 7.18 x 4.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751439860000,"sku":"9781931404020","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2426fdc93e069590ee0f2a4ebda757b2.webp?v=1779973380","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/love-works-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}