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Poetry of Resistance: Voices for Social Justice
Contributor(s): Alarcón, Francisco X. (Editor), Galván Rodríguez, Odilia (Editor), Herrera, Juan Felipe (Foreword by)

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ISBN: 081650279X     ISBN-13: 9780816502790
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: March 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American - Hispanic American
- Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors)
Dewey: 811.608
LCCN: 2015023995
Series: Camino del Sol
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.60 lbs) 216 pages
 
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On April 20, 2010, nine Latino students chained themselves to the main doors of the Arizona State Capitol in an act of civil disobedience to protest Arizona's SB 1070. Moved by the students' actions, that same day Francisco X. Alarc n responded by writing a poem in Spanish and English titled "Para Los Nueve del Capitolio/ For the Capitol Nine," which he dedicated to the students. The students replied to the poem with a collective online message. To share with the world what was taking place, Alarc n then created a Facebook page called "Poets Responding to SB 1070" and posted the poem, launching a powerful and dynamic forum for social justice.

Since then, more than three thousand original contributions by poets and artists from around the globe have been posted to the page. Poetry of Resistance offers a selection of these works, addressing a wide variety of themes, including racial profiling, xenophobia, cultural misunderstanding, violence against refugees, shared identity, and much more. Contributors include distinguished poets such as Francisco Arag n, Devreaux Baker, Sarah Browning, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Susan Deer Cloud, Sharon Dubiago, Mart n Espada, Genny Lim, Pam Uschuk, and Alma Luz Villanueva.

Bringing together more than eighty writers, the anthology powerfully articulates the need for change and the primacy of basic human rights. Each poem shows the heartfelt dedication these writers and artists have to justice in a world that has become larger than borders. Poetry of Resistance is a poetic call for tolerance, reflection, reconciliation, and healing.

 
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