{"product_id":"fire-and-ink-frances-payne-adler-9780816527939","title":"Fire and Ink: An Anthology of Social Action Writing","description":"\u003ci\u003eFire and Ink \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful and impassioned anthology of stories, poems, interviews, and essays that confront some of the most pressing social issues of our day. Designed to inspire and inform, this collection embodies the concepts of \"breaking silence,\" \"bearing witness,\" resistance, and resilience. Beyond students and teachers, the book will appeal to all readers with a commitment to social justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFire and Ink\u003c\/i\u003e brings together, for the first time in one volume, politically engaged writing by poets, fiction writers, and essayists. Including many of our finest writers--Mart n Espada, Adrienne Rich, June Jordan, Patricia Smith, Gloria Anzald a, Sharon Olds, Arundhati Roy, Sonia Sanchez, Carolyn Forche, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Alice Walker, Linda Hogan, Gary Soto, Kim Blaeser, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Li-Young Lee, and Jimmy Santiago Baca, among others--this is an indispensable collection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This groundbreaking anthology marks the emergence of social action writing as a distinct field within creative writing and literature. Featuring never-before-published pieces, as well as reprinted material, \u003ci\u003eFire and Ink\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into ten sections focused on significant social issues, including identity, sexuality and gender, the environment, social justice, work, war, and peace. The pieces can often be gripping, such as \"Frame,\" in which Adrienne Rich confronts government and police brutality, or Chris Abani's \"Ode to Joy,\" which documents great courage in the face of mortal danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFire and Ink \u003c\/i\u003eserves as a wonderful reader for a wide range of courses, from composition and rhetoric classes to courses in ethnic studies, gender studies, American studies, and even political science, by facing a past that was often accompanied by injustice and suffering. But beyond that, this collection teaches us that we all have the power to create a more equitable and just future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Payne Adler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816527938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816527939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IndieFab awards - Silver Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2009 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 277","brand":"Frances Payne Adler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44634785710335,"sku":"9780816527939","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b232f60-46f2-4044-9145-4150433fba0f.jpg?v=1703590905","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fire-and-ink-frances-payne-adler-9780816527939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}