Shut Up Shut Down

In the grand, narrative tradition of Gwendolyn Brooks and Edward Sanders, this riveting collection of poetic plays and photo-documentary poems exposes the human cost of corporate greed and gives voice to the growing crisis faced in communities across America.

"The several long poems that make up this book build into each other with devastating force and understatement, breaking poetic boundaries, regenerating the rich tradition of working-class literature."--Adrienne Rich

Mark Nowak is the author of the critically acclaimed debut book of poems Revenants, the editor of Xcp: Cross Cultural Poetics and the co-editor of Visit Teepee Town: Native Writings After the Detours. He grew up in Buffalo, New York and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he is active in the labor movement.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Published: 10/01/2008
ISBN: 9781566891639
Pages: 161
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.34w x 0.49d
Award: Minnesota Book Award - Finalist

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/20/2004 pg. 59
New York Times 11/21/2004 pg. 26
Library Journal 12/01/2004 pg. 122
Library Journal 12/15/2004