{"product_id":"unsettling-america-an-anthology-of-contemporary-multicultural-poetry-paperback","title":"Unsettling America: An Anthology of Contemporary Multicultural Poetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Mazziotti Gillan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Gillan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA multicultural array of poets explore what it is means to be American \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis powerful and moving collection of poems stretches across the boundaries of skin color, language, ethnicity, and religion to give voice to the lives and experiences of ethnic Americans. With extraordinary honesty, dignity, and insight, these poems address common themes of assimilation, communication, and self-perception. In recording everyday life in our many American cultures, they displace the myths and stereotypes that pervade our culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnsettling America\u003c\/i\u003e includes work by: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmiri Baraka\u003cbr\u003eChitra Banerjee Divakaruni\u003cbr\u003eRita Dove\u003cbr\u003eLouise Erdich\u003cbr\u003eJessica Hagedorn\u003cbr\u003eJoy Harjo\u003cbr\u003eGarrett Hongo\u003cbr\u003eLi-Young Lee\u003cbr\u003ePat Mora\u003cbr\u003eNaomi Shihab Nye\u003cbr\u003eMarye Percy\u003cbr\u003eIshmael Reed\u003cbr\u003eAlberto Rios\u003cbr\u003eNtozake Shange\u003cbr\u003eGary Soto\u003cbr\u003eLawrence Ferlinghetti\u003cbr\u003eNellie Wong\u003cbr\u003eDavid Hernandez\u003cbr\u003eMary TallMountain \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e...and many more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Mazziotti Gillan\u003c\/b\u003e is an awardwinning poet and instructor whose volumes of poetry include \u003ci\u003eWhere I Come From\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThings My Mother Told Me\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhat We Pass On: Collected Poems 1980-2009\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been appeared in a number of publications, including \u003ci\u003eBoderlands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the director of the creative writing program at Binghampton University--State University of New York and the executive director of the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Gillan\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English and Media Studies at Bentley University. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eTelevision \u0026amp; New Media: Must-Click TV\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Reality TV\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIdentity Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e, coedited with Maria Mazziotti Gillan.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759217606944,"sku":"9780140237788","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/98f939977d9522c7e8643737a02f7f6d.webp?v=1780145798","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/unsettling-america-an-anthology-of-contemporary-multicultural-poetry-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}