Emmy-award winning journalist Jeffrey Brown explores the intersections
between politics and poetry in his debut book _The News_. From a
high-security prison in Arizona to a West Point classroom to a slum in
Haiti, Brown's poems share the perspectives of inmates, cadets, and
survivors. Brown's voice is introspective and compassionate as he
addresses both the "news from home" and natural disasters that cause
large-scale suffering. In Brown's own words, poetry is an "accounting
of what it means to be alive in this world," and his work unites the
"often disconnected worlds of news and poetry."
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_"Bomb Explodes in a Crowded Market"
Winds blow, my friends are scattered_
_"Dow Falls on Jobs Numbers"
I add and add and it doesn't add up_
_"President to Address the Nation"
I seek a way out, a way in – away_
_"White Smoke: Habemus Papam"
I turned for a moment – where did she go?_
_"U.S. Demands End to Cyber Attacks"
I've forgotten every book I've read_
_"Detroit: Crisis Born of Bad Decisions"
This is the life I choose now_JEFFREY BROWN is the chief correspondent
for arts, culture, and society at PBS NewsHour. His work has taken him
all over the world as he searches for the connections between news and
poetry. He is the creator and host of "Art Beat," which is NewsHour's
online arts and culture blog. As a producer and correspondent, his
work has earned him an Emmy the Cine Golden Eagle. He lives in
Washington, DC.
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ISBN
9781619321304
Publisert
2015
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Copper Canyon Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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