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Contributor(s): Mirikitani, Janice (Author)

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 ISBN: 193140402X     ISBN-13: 9781931404020
Publisher: City Lights Books
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: January 2003
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Annotation: This impressive collection brings together Mirikitani's strongest poems on a diversity of subjects: the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II, the fragility and challenges of family relationships, and the quest by people at the margins of society to claim justice, bread and dignity. Also included is her long inaugural essay in which she discusses how poetry can connect people and transform lives.

Janice Mirikitani is the author of three books of poetry. She has, over the past 35 years, created and directed programs for young people and people in need at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco's Tenderloin district.

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BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American - Asian American
- History | Asia - General
- Political Science | Human Rights
Dewey: 811.54
LCCN: 2001058165
Series: San Francisco Poet Laureate
Physical Information: 0.34" H x 4.98" W x 7.18" L (0.26 lbs) 112 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Ethnic Orientation - Asian
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This impressive collection brings together Mirikitani's strongest poems on a diversity of subjects: the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II, the fragility and challenges of family relationships, and the quest by people at the margins of society to claim justice, bread and dignity. Also included is her long inaugural essay in which she discusses how poetry can connect people and transform lives.

Janice Mirikitani is the author of three books of poetry. She has, over the past 35 years, created and directed programs for young people and people in need at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco's Tenderloin district.
 
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