September 11: West Coast Writers Approach Ground Zero - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971691509 ISBN 13: 9780971691506

Publisher: Hawthorne Books, 2002

Synopsis

The events of September 11, 2001, their myriad repercussions, and our varied and often contradictory responses to them have inspired this collection of West Coast writers’ responses to the terrorist acts. By virtue of history and geographic distance, the West Coast has developed a community different from that of the East, but ultimately our shared interests bridge the distinctions in provocative and heartening ways. Following is a list of the contributors:

Diana Abu-Jaber, Etel Adnan, T.C. Boyle, Susie Bright, Michael Byers, Tom Clark, Joshua Clover, Wanda Coleman, Peter Coyote, John Daniel, Harlan Ellison, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Amy Gerstler, Lawrence Grobel, Ehud Havazelet, Michael Hood, Ken Kesey, Maxine Hong Kingston, Jennifer Lauck, Stacey Levine, Genny Lim, Beth Lisick, Alejandro Morales, Jessica Maxwell, Colleen McElroy, Jess Mowry, Ishmael Reed, Vern Rutsala, Floyd Salas, Tom Spanbauer, Primus St. John, Barbara Earl Thomas, Sallie Tisdale, Alice Walker.

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From the Back Cover

PHYSICAL DISTANCE DOESN'T MEAN emotional or intellectual remove: in Seattle poet Meyers's anthology of diverse voices, 34 writers from the left coast weigh in on September 11 in poems, meditations, personal essays and polemics. Ken Kesey quotes heartfelt e-mails from his Web site, intrepidtrips.com; Alice Walker expresses her desire for 'blessing and protection'; Jess Mowry (Way Past Cool) condemns U.S. policy (I have met the enemy and he is U.S.A); Lawrence Ferlinghetti muses how 'in a blinding flash America became a part of/the scorched earth of the world.' New and vociferous patriots beware: many of the contributors share criticism as strong as their grief. ?PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

BAUDRILLARD AND HIS ILK make one grateful for Harlan Ellison, the science-fiction novelist, who tells a story in September 11: West Coast Writers Approach Ground Zero. ?NEW YORK TIMES

A REMARKABLE ANTHOLOGY. ?LOS ANGELES TIMES

SEPTEMBER 11: WEST COAST WRITERS APPROACH GROUND ZERO deserves attention. This book has some highly thoughtful contributions that should be read with care on both coasts, and even in between. ?SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

JEFF MEYERS DID AN ADMIRABLE JOB of soliciting material from diverse sources, and the results are sometimes startling. ?THE OREGONIAN

FORTUNATELY, THERE’S NEW a collection of writings that looks more interesting than a book of portraits of September 11 babies.
?SEATTLE WEEKLY

About the Author

JEFF MEYERS is the editor of this anthology. His collection of poetry, Hereafter, was a finalist for the Oregon Book Awards. He is the founder and former Artistic Director of the award-winning Theatre Vertigo in Portland, Oregon. His play Mass Murder was nominated for the 1998 Best Original Play by the Regional Drama Critics’ Circle. His work appears in Exquisite Corpse, Playboy, Nexus, Paramour, and other literary publications.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hawthorne Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0971691509
• ISBN 13: 9780971691506
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 266
• Editor: Meyers Jeff