A powerful call to end American gun violence from celebrated poets and those most impacted Focused intensively on the crisis of gun violence in America, this volume brings together poems by dozens of our best-known poets, including Billy Collins, Patricia Smith, Natalie Diaz, Ocean Vuong, Danez Smith, Brenda Hillman, Natasha Threthewey, Robert Hass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Juan Felipe Herrera, Mark Doty, Rita Dove, and Yusef Komunyakaa. Each poem is followed by a response from a gun violence prevention activist, political figure, survivor, or concerned individual, including Nobel Peace Prize…mehr
A powerful call to end American gun violence from celebrated poets and those most impacted Focused intensively on the crisis of gun violence in America, this volume brings together poems by dozens of our best-known poets, including Billy Collins, Patricia Smith, Natalie Diaz, Ocean Vuong, Danez Smith, Brenda Hillman, Natasha Threthewey, Robert Hass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Juan Felipe Herrera, Mark Doty, Rita Dove, and Yusef Komunyakaa. Each poem is followed by a response from a gun violence prevention activist, political figure, survivor, or concerned individual, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams; Senator Christopher Murphy; Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts; survivors of the Columbine, Sandy Hook, Charleston Emmanuel AME, and Virginia Tech shootings; and Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir, and Lucy McBath, mother of Jordan Davis. The result is a stunning collection of poems and prose that speaks directly to the heart and a persuasive and moving testament to the urgent need for gun control.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Introduction by Colum McCann; Edited by Brian Clements, Alexandra Teague, and Dean Rader
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Foreword Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly Introduction: The Velocity of Language Colum McCann NICK ARNOLD Jordan Response from Lucy McBath JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA Morning Shooting Response from Antonius Wiriadjaja AZIZA BARNES I Could Ask, But I Think They Use Tweezers Response from Judi Richardson REGINALD DWAYNE BETTS When I Think of Tamir Rice While Driving Response from Samaria Rice RICHARD BLANCO One Pulse—One Poem Response from Ladd Everitt TARA BRAY How My Mother Died Response from Dennis Henigan JERICHO BROWN Bullet Points Response from Michael Skolnik BRIAN CLEMENTS 22 Response from Po Kim Murray BILLY COLLINS Boy Shooting at a Statue Response from Nicole Hockley KYLE DARGAN Natural Causes Response from Daniel Webster JOEL DIAS-PORTER Wednesday Poem Response from Kiki Leyba NATALIE DIAZ Catching Copper Response from Rev. Henry Brown MARK DOTY In Two Seconds Response from Pastor Michael McBride RITA DOVE Meditation at Fifty Yards, Moving Target Response from Marie Delus CORNELIUS EADY Gun Poem Response from Ronnie Mosley MARTÍN ESPADA Heal the Cracks in the Bell of the World Response from David and Francine Wheeler TARFIA FAIZULLAH Aubade with Lemon and Sage Response from Sharbari Ahmed JAMESON FITZPATRICK A Poem for Pulse Response from Kevin Hertzog NICK FLYNN My Mother Contemplating Her Gun Response from Ashlyn Melton REBECCA MORGAN FRANK Gunning for It Response from Lt. Brian Thiem ROSS GAY The Bullet, in Its Hunger Response from Dr. William V. Begg III VANESSA GERMAN [11 Gunshots] Response from Camiella Williams ROBERT HASS Dancing Response from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams JUAN FELIPE HERRERA Poem by Poem Response from Rev. Sharon Risher BOB HICOK Throwing a Life Line Response from Colin Goddard BRENDA HILLMAN The Family Sells the Family Gun Response from Jennifer Mascia JANE HIRSHFIELD Those Who Cannot Act Response from US Senator Chris Murphy, Connecticut LEANNE HOW Gatorland Response from Amanda Gailey MAJOR JACKSON Ferguson Response from Amber Goodwin MICHAEL KLEIN The Talking Day Response from Monte Frank YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA Shotguns Response from DeAndra Yates DANA LEVIN Instructions for Stopping Response from Kate Ranta ADA LIMÓN The Leash Response from Caren Teves DEBRA MARQUART Kablooey is the Sound You’ll Hear Response from Jacob and Darchel Mohler JAMAAL MAY The Gun Joke Response from Dan Gross JILL MCDONOUGH Afraid Response from Kim Parker Russell WAYNE MILLER Ballad (American, 21st Century) Response from Lee Keylock CAROL MUSKE-DUKES Gun Control: A Triptych Response from Donna Dees-Thomases JACK MYERS In the Dark Response from Khary Penebaker NAOMI SHIHAB NYE To Jamyla Bolden of Ferguson, Missouri Response from Missouri State Rep. Stacey Newman MATTHEW OLZMANN Letter Beginning with Two Lines by Czesław Miłosz Response from Shannon Watts MEGHAN PRIVITELLO [When a child hears gunshots] Response from Abbey Clements DEAN RADER Self-Portrait in Charleston, Orlando Response from Joe Quint ROGER REEVES Maggot Therapy Response from Yvonne Crasso LIZ ROSENBERG The First Child Martyr at Illinois Elementary Response from Patricia Maisch DANEZ SMITH the bullet was a girl Response from Rev. Michael L. Pfleger PATRICIA SMITH Undertaker Response from Pamela Bosley CHRISTOPHER SOTO All the Dead Boys Look Like Me Response from John Grauwiler TESS TAYLOR Memory with Handgun and Tetherball Response from Renan Salgado ALEXANDRA TEAGUE Repeater Response from Iran Nazario NATASHA TRETHEWEY Articulation Response from Eddie Weingart OCEAN VUONG Always & Forever Response from Clai Lasher-Sommers AFAA MICHAEL WEAVER Something It’s Taken Thirty Years to Write Response from Dr. Leana S. Wen ROBERT WRIGLEY Kalashnikov Candelabrum Response from Jessica Pollack Mindich Our Gratitude Credits Contributors
Foreword Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly Introduction: The Velocity of Language Colum McCann NICK ARNOLD Jordan Response from Lucy McBath JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA Morning Shooting Response from Antonius Wiriadjaja AZIZA BARNES I Could Ask, But I Think They Use Tweezers Response from Judi Richardson REGINALD DWAYNE BETTS When I Think of Tamir Rice While Driving Response from Samaria Rice RICHARD BLANCO One Pulse—One Poem Response from Ladd Everitt TARA BRAY How My Mother Died Response from Dennis Henigan JERICHO BROWN Bullet Points Response from Michael Skolnik BRIAN CLEMENTS 22 Response from Po Kim Murray BILLY COLLINS Boy Shooting at a Statue Response from Nicole Hockley KYLE DARGAN Natural Causes Response from Daniel Webster JOEL DIAS-PORTER Wednesday Poem Response from Kiki Leyba NATALIE DIAZ Catching Copper Response from Rev. Henry Brown MARK DOTY In Two Seconds Response from Pastor Michael McBride RITA DOVE Meditation at Fifty Yards, Moving Target Response from Marie Delus CORNELIUS EADY Gun Poem Response from Ronnie Mosley MARTÍN ESPADA Heal the Cracks in the Bell of the World Response from David and Francine Wheeler TARFIA FAIZULLAH Aubade with Lemon and Sage Response from Sharbari Ahmed JAMESON FITZPATRICK A Poem for Pulse Response from Kevin Hertzog NICK FLYNN My Mother Contemplating Her Gun Response from Ashlyn Melton REBECCA MORGAN FRANK Gunning for It Response from Lt. Brian Thiem ROSS GAY The Bullet, in Its Hunger Response from Dr. William V. Begg III VANESSA GERMAN [11 Gunshots] Response from Camiella Williams ROBERT HASS Dancing Response from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams JUAN FELIPE HERRERA Poem by Poem Response from Rev. Sharon Risher BOB HICOK Throwing a Life Line Response from Colin Goddard BRENDA HILLMAN The Family Sells the Family Gun Response from Jennifer Mascia JANE HIRSHFIELD Those Who Cannot Act Response from US Senator Chris Murphy, Connecticut LEANNE HOW Gatorland Response from Amanda Gailey MAJOR JACKSON Ferguson Response from Amber Goodwin MICHAEL KLEIN The Talking Day Response from Monte Frank YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA Shotguns Response from DeAndra Yates DANA LEVIN Instructions for Stopping Response from Kate Ranta ADA LIMÓN The Leash Response from Caren Teves DEBRA MARQUART Kablooey is the Sound You’ll Hear Response from Jacob and Darchel Mohler JAMAAL MAY The Gun Joke Response from Dan Gross JILL MCDONOUGH Afraid Response from Kim Parker Russell WAYNE MILLER Ballad (American, 21st Century) Response from Lee Keylock CAROL MUSKE-DUKES Gun Control: A Triptych Response from Donna Dees-Thomases JACK MYERS In the Dark Response from Khary Penebaker NAOMI SHIHAB NYE To Jamyla Bolden of Ferguson, Missouri Response from Missouri State Rep. Stacey Newman MATTHEW OLZMANN Letter Beginning with Two Lines by Czesław Miłosz Response from Shannon Watts MEGHAN PRIVITELLO [When a child hears gunshots] Response from Abbey Clements DEAN RADER Self-Portrait in Charleston, Orlando Response from Joe Quint ROGER REEVES Maggot Therapy Response from Yvonne Crasso LIZ ROSENBERG The First Child Martyr at Illinois Elementary Response from Patricia Maisch DANEZ SMITH the bullet was a girl Response from Rev. Michael L. Pfleger PATRICIA SMITH Undertaker Response from Pamela Bosley CHRISTOPHER SOTO All the Dead Boys Look Like Me Response from John Grauwiler TESS TAYLOR Memory with Handgun and Tetherball Response from Renan Salgado ALEXANDRA TEAGUE Repeater Response from Iran Nazario NATASHA TRETHEWEY Articulation Response from Eddie Weingart OCEAN VUONG Always & Forever Response from Clai Lasher-Sommers AFAA MICHAEL WEAVER Something It’s Taken Thirty Years to Write Response from Dr. Leana S. Wen ROBERT WRIGLEY Kalashnikov Candelabrum Response from Jessica Pollack Mindich Our Gratitude Credits Contributors
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