Blue-Tail Fly Contributor(s): Francis, Vievee (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814333230 ISBN-13: 9780814333235 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: A poetic treatment of the period of American history between the beginning of the Mexican War and the end of the Civil War, by Michigan poet Vievee Francis. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
Dewey: 811.6 |
LCCN: 2005035890 |
Series: Made in Michigan Writers |
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.35 lbs) 88 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The title of Blue-Tail Fly comes from an antebellum song commonly known as "Jimmy Crack Corn." The blue-tail fly is a supposedly insignificant creature that bites the horse that bucks and kills the master. In this collection, poet Vievee Francis gives voice to "outsiders"-from soldiers and common folk to leading political figures-who play the role of the blue-tail fly in the period of American history between the Mexican American War and the Civil War. Through a diverse range of styles, characters, and emotions, Francis's poems consider the demands of war, protest and resistance to it, and the cross-cultural exchanges of wartime. More than a narrowly themed text, Blue-Tail Fly is a book of balances, weighing the give-and-take of people and cultures in the arena of war. For lovers of poetry and those interested in American history, Blue-Tail Fly will illustrate the complexities of the American past and future. |