Civil Disobediences

The current interest in art's role in political dissent should help this book find a large audience***With essays by major poets and scholars from a variety of poetic lineages, this anthology explores the craft of poetry as well as the history of poetic/political action (in the US and abroad), the development of ancient and modern poetic forms, the legacy of major world poets, and the intersections between poetry and spirituality. It offers concrete advice about bringing poetry into your local community (schools, shelters, prisons, etc.)***A provocative cover featuring the Statue of Liberty will help it reach its many audiences.