Countdown to Democracy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780913123461)

In Countdown to Democracy, Deborah French Frisher presents 52 poems reflecting on America's complex social and political landscape. Her poetic countdown calls readers to engage deeply with issues of justice, freedom, and democracy, inspiring reflection on the nation's past, present, and future.

"Deborah French Frisher's poetic countdown as an American witness is at once spellbinding, poignant and an outward projection of needed inspiration melded by the counter action of her country. Meeting our moment when history needs a strong woman to get the job done by preserving democracy's destiny, just as women and men feed the country and each other's souls of freedom."

-RICHARD YABARRA, CEO MNC Inspiring Success, San Francisco and son in law of Helen and Cesar Chavez

"Deborah French Frisher's timely and important poems ask us to examine the America in which we live-and to imagine a better one. Her book is a call to action, and this is the time for it."

-SANDS HALL, author of Flunk. Start., a memoir, and the novel Catching Heaven