| Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam Contributor(s): Medina, Tony (Editor), Rivera, Louis Reyes (Editor), Sanchez, Sonia (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0609808400 ISBN-13: 9780609808405 Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY) OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: Bum Rush the Page is a groundbreaking collection, capturing the best new work from the poets who have brought fresh energy, life, and relevance to American poetry. "Here is a democratic orchestration of voices and visions, poets of all ages, ethnicities, and geographic locations coming together to create a dialogue and to jam-not slam. This is our mouth on paper, our hearts on our sleeves, our refusal to shut up and swallow our silence. These poems are tough, honest, astute, perceptive, lyrical, blunt, sad, funny, heartbreaking, and true. They shout, they curse, they whisper, and sing. But most of all, they tell it like it is." -Tony Medina, from the Introduction |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.540 |
| LCCN: 2001027783 |
| Series: Wheeler Large Print Books |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.3" W x 9.14" (1.07 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bum Rush the Page is a groundbreaking collection, capturing the best new work from the poets who have brought fresh energy, life, and relevance to American poetry. "Here is a democratic orchestration of voices and visions, poets of all ages, ethnicities, and geographic locations coming together to create a dialogue and to jam-not slam. This is our mouth on paper, our hearts on our sleeves, our refusal to shut up and swallow our silence. These poems are tough, honest, astute, perceptive, lyrical, blunt, sad, funny, heartbreaking, and true. They shout, they curse, they whisper, and sing. But most of all, they tell it like it is." -Tony Medina, from the Introduction |