The poems in The Weave Room reveal the life of a textile mill as it weathers a decisive social and human moment. Whether speaking in the voice of a weaver trying to quell a crowd about to turn violent over unionization or in his own voice as one of the mill's employees, Chitwood brings together many social and historical threads to show the pattern of a people and a place that has received little treatment in American poetry.
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Whether speaking in the voice of a weaver trying to quell a violent crowd or in his own voice as a mill employee, Michael Chitwood seeks to bring together many social and historical threads to show the pattern of a people and a place that has received little treatment in American poetry.
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Product details

ISBN
9780226103983
Published
1998-03-14
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Weight
142 gr
Height
23 mm
Width
17 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
92