Legends from Camp: Poems
A poetry collection that turns the memory of Japanese American incarceration into prayer, song, and fragments of testimony, sounding historical pain through musical rhythm.
poetryincarceration historyJapanese American experience
Work Information
It holds the memory of incarceration in the rhythms of prayer and song.
Moving between personal and collective history, the book treats incarceration as a memory that still resonates in the present. Its language leaves a strong aftersound.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Coffee House Pr
- Published
- 1993-01-01
- Pages
- 112 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 15.49 x 1.52 x 22.86 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781566890045
- ISBN-10
- 1566890047
- Price
- 2064 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Poetry/American
Winner, 1994 American Book Award. Los Angeles Times Book Award for Poetry finalist. "Recommended for classroom and library use, this book will add a fresh dimension to a growing body of literature that remembers, humanizes, and shares the Japanese-American internment experience for new generations."-- Choice