An Ear to the Ground: An Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry (Competitve Manufacturing) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0820311235 ISBN 13: 9780820311234

Publisher: University of Georgia Press, 1989

Synopsis

In this pathbreaking anthology, Marie Harris and Kathleen Aguero have brought together poems representing a diversity of American voices and identities―among them Native, Asian, and black Americans; Chicano and Puerto Rican writers; gay and lesbian poets; writers of working-class background; and poets writing from American prisons.

"It is not in our common interest," write the editors, "to pretend that a single voice speaks for all our citizens or that the language we use is static." The language and culture of the United States is alive with the influences of many immigrant and native populations, yet critical and scholarly attention has been overwhelmingly focused on only one American literary tradition: that of white, male bourgeois culture. Correcting this myopia, An Ear to the Ground and its companion volume of critical essays, A Gift of Tongues, together form a beginning attempt to create a literature of inclusion, to draw a new map of American poetry that will encompass all the nation's many histories and voices.

About this title

About the Author:

Marie Harris (Editor)
MARIE HARRIS is a poet and editor. Among her publications are two volumes of poetry, Raw Honey and Interstate. She is coeditor, with Kathleen Aguero, of A Gift of Tongues: Critical Challenges in Contemporary American Poetry (Georgia).

Kathleen Aguero (Editor)
KATHLEEN AGUERO is the author of two volumes of poetry, Thirsty Day and The Real Weather. She is coeditor, with Marie Harris, of A Gift of Tongues: Critical Challenges in Contemporary American Poetry (Georgia).

Review:

Molly Brant, Iroquois Matron, Speaks by Paula Gunn Allen
Taku Skanskan by Paula Gunn Allen
Miami Rastas by Alurista
Southwestern Trek In Four Part Harmony by Alurista
Among Elms And Maples, Morgantown, West Virginia, Aug. 1935 by Maggie Anderson
Spitting In The Leaves by Maggie Anderson
To Carry All Of Us by Maggie Anderson
Bedrock Mortar Full Moon Illumination by Antler [pseud.]
Raising My Hand by Antler [pseud.]
Death Song by Carroll Arnett
Early Song by Carroll Arnett
The Old Man Said: One by Carroll Arnett
Song Of The Breed by Carroll Arnett
Ghosts by Bob Arnold
Real Life by Bob Arnold
The Skin Of Her Neck by Bob Arnold
Late Bus (after A Series Of Hold-ups) by Russell Atkins
On The Fine Arts Garden, Cleveland by Russell Atkins
Trainyard At Night by Russell Atkins
Handicaps by Bob Henry Baber
Richwood by Bob Henry Baber
Ese Chicano by Jimmy Santiago Baca
I Pass La Iglesia by Jimmy Santiago Baca
Small Farmer by Jimmy Santiago Baca
Dangers by Robin Becker
Living In The Barn by Robin Becker
Medical Science by Robin Becker
By Fire Or By Water by Karen Brodine
The Near-johannesburg Boy by Gwendolyn Brooks
To Those Of My Sisters Who Kept Their Naturals by Gwendolyn Brooks
Whitney Young by Gwendolyn Brooks
A Fire Story by Joseph Bruchac
Malsum by Joseph Bruchac
Plums by Joseph Bruchac
Prayer by Joseph Bruchac
Tommy Again Finally by David Budbill
The Day I Married by Jo Carson
I Am Asking You To Come Back Home by Jo Carson
I Cannot Remember All The Times by Jo Carson
A Marriage Of Mutes by Ana Castillo
Beetles by Lorna Dee Cervantes
Freeway 280 by Lorna Dee Cervantes
Lots: 1 by Lorna Dee Cervantes
Lots: 2 by Lorna Dee Cervantes
Uncle's First Rabbit by Lorna Dee Cervantes
Dancing In The Dark by Lillie D. Chaffin
Escape by Lillie D. Chaffin
'energy Is Eternal Delight' by Diana Chang
On Gibson Lane, Sagaponack by Diana Chang
14 De Julio by Sandra Cisneros
His History by Sandra Cisneros
My Wicked Wicked Ways by Sandra Cisneros
The So-and-so's by Sandra Cisneros
Of Althea And Flaxie by Cheryl Clarke
No Hay Fronteras by Jan Clausen
Sestina, Winchell's Donut House by Jan Clausen
Being Aware by Dennis Cooper
Hustlers by Dennis Cooper
John Kennedy Jr. At Twenty-one by Dennis Cooper
Fannie Lou Hamer: 1. Fannie by Sam Cornish
Fannie Lou Hamer: 2. Fannie Lou Sat Down At A Southern Lunch Counter by Sam Cornish
Fannie Lou Hamer: 3. Lillies Of The Field by Sam Cornish
Harriet In The Promised Land by Sam Cornish
Women Walk by Sam Cornish
I See Chano Pozo by Jayne Cortez
Tour Guide: La Maison Des Esclaves by Melvin Dixon
Appalachian Song by Sharon Lura Edens Doubiago
Signal Hill by Sharon Lura Edens Doubiago
My Socks Are Thin by Duane Big Eagle
Parisian Streets by Duane Big Eagle
Deadly James (for All The Victims Of Police Brutality) by James Andrew Emanuel
For Me At Sunday Sermons, The Serpent by Lynn Emanuel
Frying Trout While Drunk by Lynn Emanuel
The Photograph Of Ramona Posing While Father Sketches Her by Lynn Emanuel
The Technology Of Inspiration by Lynn Emanuel
Manuel Is Quiet Sometimes by Martin Espada
The Spanish Of Our Out-loud Dreams by Martin Espada
Tiburon by Martin Espada
Where The Disappeared Would Dance by Martin Espada
Limited Aggression by Mari E. Evans
A Man Without Food by Mari E. Evans
The Tailspin by Edward Field
The Chronicle by Robert Gluck
The Song Of Bullets by Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn
Grace by Joy Harjo
Healing Animal by Joy Harjo
Like A Wick, I Thought, A Woman by Eloise Klein Healy
Moon On The Porch by Eloise Klein Healy
The Cigarette Salesman by Barbara Helfgott Hyett
Sunday And The Cigarette Salesman by Barbara Helfgott Hyett
After A Summer Fire by Lance Henson
In January by Lance Henson
Sitting Outside In Early Morning by Lance Henson
Sketches Near Youngstown Ohio by Lance Henson
Madhouse by Calvin C. Hernton
Foreign Inhabitant by Juan Felipe Herrera
Story & King Blvd: Teen-age Totems by Juan Felipe Herrera
Velvet Baroque %act by Juan Felipe Herrera
Central Highlands, Viet Nam, 1968 by Geary Hobson
From A Front Window by Richard Hoffman
Sweat by Richard Hoffman
All Winter by Linda Hogan
The Other Side by Linda Hogan
The Truth Is by Linda Hogan
John Coltrane by Lawson Fusao Inada
Miles Davis by Lawson Fusao Inada
Old Woman Out Of Iowa by Colette Inez
Red August Letter by Colette Inez
Bailey Gatzert: The First Grade, 1945 by Lonny Kaneko
Beasts From The Heart by Lonny Kaneko
Wild Light by Lonny Kaneko
Black River - Summer 1981 by Maurice Kenny
Sacrifice by Maurice Kenny
Autographs, 1955: 1. Rudy Kikel by Rudy Kikel
The Push by Kevin Killian
Cactus by Irena Klepfisz
Fradel Schtok by Irena Klepfisz
A Black Poet Leaps To His Death by Etheridge Knight
Circling The Daughter by Etheridge Knight
Giving Up Butterflies; Fresno, 1948 by Geraldine Kudaka
Suburban Dream by Geraldine Kudaka
Blackout Sonnets by Joan Larkin
Budded With Child by Meridel Lesueur
For My Wife 1936-1974 by James Lewisohn
Going Home by James Lewisohn
Now It Is Time by James Lewisohn
Chung Shin by Stephen Shu-ning Liu
Homecoming For April by Stephen Shu-ning Liu
Cousin Ella Goes To Town by George Ella Lyon
The Foot-washing by George Ella Lyon
Rhody by George Ella Lyon
Images by Naomi Long (witherspoon) Madgett
At The Wayside by Jeff Daniel Marion
Epitaph by Julio Marzan
Reverend Ewing Sends Compasion Magazine by Julio Marzan
Wells River by Joseph Donald Mcclatchy
Calendars by Wilma Elizabeth Mcdaniel
Definition by Wilma Elizabeth Mcdaniel
Night Treasures by Wilma Elizabeth Mcdaniel
Note Slipped Under A Door by Wilma Elizabeth Mcdaniel
U.f.w. Pickets On Old Highway 99 by Wilma Elizabeth Mcdaniel
Bird In The House by Jim Wayne Miller
In This Dream by Jim Wayne Miller
Skydiving by Jim Wayne Miller
Jungle Rot And Open Arms by Janice Mirikitani
Reversals by Janice Mirikitani
What Matters by Janice Mirikitani
Allowance by James Masao Mitsui
Destination: Tule Lake Relocation Center, May 20, 1942 by James Masao Mitsui
During A Fit Of Positive Thinking Even As Snow Threatens ... by James Masao Mitsui
The East Watch House by James Masao Mitsui
Rough Time In Th' Barrio by Jose Montoya
Poema Como Valentin (or A San Francisco Love Poem) by Cherrie Moraga
Old by Rosario Morales
Lessons From A Mirror by Thylias Moss
More Lessons From A Mirror by Thylias Moss
Grandfather And Grandmother In Love by David Mura
Lost In The Philippines by David Mura
Nantucket Honeymoon by David Mura
The Natives by David Mura
Dream Of The Burning Longhouse by Duane Niatum
No One Remembers The Village Of White Fir by Duane Niatum
Spider by Duane Niatum
To Wait And Hart by Harold Norse
The Canaries In Uncle Arthur's Basement by Ed Ochester
Having Built The Coop by Ed Ochester
Canyon De Chelly by Simon J. Ortiz
Watching Salmon Jump by Simon J. Ortiz
Twenty-six Ways Of Looking At A Blackman by Raymond Richard Patterson
Carefully by Jean Pedrick
The Inlet by Jean Pedrick
Redlight by Jean Pedrick
Miscarriage by Robert Peters
Song For A Son by Robert Peters
The Sow's Head by Robert Peters
Three Men Speak To Me: 1. Tony by Felice Picano
Three Men Speak To Me: 2. David by Felice Picano
Three Men Speak To Me: 3. Sheldon by Felice Picano
Night Gives Us The Next Day by Minnie Bruce Pratt
Red String by Minnie Bruce Pratt
Epigrams For My Father: 1 by Eugene B. Redmond
I Care About Whichever Word by Louis Reyes Rivera
Biographical Notes by Alfred Robles
Boyang The Wandering Recluse by Alfred Robles
Chinaman by Alfred Robles
Epiphany by Aleida Rodriguez
The Island Of The Living by Aleida Rodriguez
The Black Back-ups by Kate Rushin
Why I Like To Go Places: Flagstaff, Arizona, June 1978 by Kate Rushin
Washrags by Vern Rutsala
Words by Vern Rutsala
Bones -- A City Poem by Cheryl Savageau
Henri Toussaints by Cheryl Savageau
Four Ways Of Silence by Ron Schreiber
January, 1978 by Ron Schreiber
They Kill Us by Ron Schreiber
What You're Teaching Me by Ron Schreiber
Definitions by Susan Sherman
Cool by Beverlyjean Smith
Wash Days by Beverlyjean Smith
Biological Light by Primus St. John
Reading A Story To My Child by Primus St. John
How Shall I Tell You by Carmen Tafolla
October 21st, 9 P.m. (autumn She Don't Waste No Time!) by Carmen Tafolla
The Boy by David Trinidad
Impressions: 15 by Quincy Troupe
Poem For My Father by Quincy Troupe
Don't Let Them Chip Away At Our Language by Kitty Tsui
The Flagrant Mala Puta by Alma Luz Villanueva
The Harvest by Alma Luz Villanueva
The 8 O'clock Movie by Tino Villanueva
Scene From The Movie Giant by Tino Villanueva
Before The Wall by Roberta Hill Whiteman
Departure's Girlfriend by Roberta Hill Whiteman
No Longer by Roberta Hill Whiteman
A.l.b. (1917-1978) by Jonathan Williams
Farmer Beresford, On Nobility In Langstrothdale Chase by Jonathan Williams
The Fourteen-year Old Samuel Palmer's Watercolour ... by Jonathan Williams
A Ride In A Blue Chevy From Alum Cave Trail To Newfound Gap by Jonathan Williams
Shepherd by Jonathan Williams
Moving To Her New House by Nellie Wong
We Go As American Tourist by Nellie Wong
The Dream Of Purple Birds In Marshall, Washington by Ray A. Young Bear
Three Translated Poems For October by Ray A. Young Bear
Iwilla %scourge, Sels. by Yvonne [pseud.]
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0820311235
• ISBN 13: 9780820311234
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 376
• Editor: Harris Marie, Aguero Kathleen