american political poetry in the 21st century - STIBA Malang
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AMERICAN POLITICAL POETRY IN THE 21ST CENTURY<br />
© Michael Dowdy, 2007.<br />
“Mariano Expla<strong>in</strong>s Yanqui Colonialism to Judge Coll<strong>in</strong>gs” by Martín Espada,<br />
from Trumpets from <strong>the</strong> Islands of Their Eviction (1987) repr<strong>in</strong>ted by<br />
permission of <strong>the</strong> Bil<strong>in</strong>gual Press/Editorial Bil<strong>in</strong>güe, Arizona State University,<br />
Tempe, AZ.<br />
Parts of this book have appeared <strong>in</strong> different form <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
publications:<br />
Callaloo: A Journal of African Diaspora Arts and Letters<br />
Popular Music and Society<br />
Also by <strong>the</strong> author:<br />
The Coriolis Effect: Poems (Chapbook), Bright Hill Press (forthcom<strong>in</strong>g 2007)<br />
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced <strong>in</strong> any<br />
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quotations embodied <strong>in</strong> critical articles or reviews.<br />
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ISBN-13: 978–1–4039–7644–4<br />
ISBN-10: 1–4039–7644–9<br />
Library of Congress Catalog<strong>in</strong>g-<strong>in</strong>-Publication Data<br />
Dowdy, Michael.<br />
American <strong>political</strong> <strong>poetry</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>21st</strong> Century / by Michael Dowdy.<br />
p. cm.—(American literature read<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>21st</strong> <strong>century</strong>)<br />
Includes bibliographical references.<br />
ISBN 1–4039–7644–9 (alk. paper)<br />
1. Political <strong>poetry</strong>, American—History and criticism. 2. Hip-hop—<br />
Influence. 3. American <strong>poetry</strong>—<strong>21st</strong> <strong>century</strong>—History and criticism.<br />
4. American <strong>poetry</strong>—20th <strong>century</strong>—History and criticism. 5. Politics and<br />
literature—United States—History—<strong>21st</strong> <strong>century</strong>. 6. Politics and<br />
literature—United States—History—20th <strong>century</strong>. I. Title.<br />
PS310.P6D69 2007<br />
811.609358—dc22 2006050995<br />
A catalogue record for this book is available from <strong>the</strong> British Library.<br />
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First edition: March 2007<br />
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Pr<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States of America.