Red, White, and Blues

Download or read book Red, White, and Blues written by Virgil Suárez and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Red, White, and Blues, a new anthology ... offers a chorus of contemporary American poets on the idea of liberty, democracy, patriotism, and the American Dream--a twenty-first-century "Song of Myself" for the entire country. The poems in Red, White, and Blues reflect our collective memory--from icons of pop culture to national disasters and times of unrest. Yet they are not simply reflections of the headline news or political diatribes of the day; instead, they provide road maps of American history--road maps of where we've been, who we are, and where we're going as a nation. Poets as diverse as Martin Espada and Paisley Rekdal, J. P. Dancing Bear and Vivian Shipley seek to answer questions that resonate within the heart of our national identity--what does it mean to be an American? What is the American Dream? How does one define patriotism? Regardless of ethnicity, gender, or class, each poet's answer to such questions proves that our experiences unite us more than they divide us. Red, White, and Blues is an ambitious collection of the finest contemporary poetry on the subject of America and the indefatigable spirit of its citizens. Its poems don't pull punches, nor do they celebrate without cause. They show spirit and excitement, outrage and joy, solemnity and ambiguity--all reflections of our wonderfully diverse nation."--Publisher's description.