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First Laugh: Essays, 2000-2009
Margaret Randall
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Paperback. Concerns about power, its use and abuse, have been at the centre of Margaret Randall's work for more than fifty years. And over time Randall has acquired a power all her own, as her unique ability to observe, consider, and distil experience has drawn read Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Concerns about power, its use and abuse, have been at the center of Margaret Randall’s work for more than fifty years. And over time Randall has acquired a power all her own, as her unique ability to observe, consider, and distill experience has drawn readers into new experiences and insights. Tempered by time and reflecting a life fully lived and richly examined, her thoughts on race, gender, poetry, landscape, cellular memory, and personal loss speak with eloquence and urgency.
First Laugh invites readers to ponder the role of race and racism in the 2008 presidential election; the nature of ... Read more
Concerns about power, its use and abuse, have been at the center of Margaret Randall’s work for more than fifty years. And over time Randall has acquired a power all her own, as her unique ability to observe, consider, and distill experience has drawn readers into new experiences and insights. Tempered by time and reflecting a life fully lived and richly examined, her thoughts on race, gender, poetry, landscape, cellular memory, and personal loss speak with eloquence and urgency.
First Laugh invites readers to ponder the role of race and racism in the 2008 presidential election; the nature of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803234772
SKU
V9780803234772
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About Margaret Randall
Margaret Randall is a feminist poet, writer, photographer, and social activist. She is the author of, most recently, To Change the World: My Years in Cuba; Their Backs to the Sea; My Town; and As If the Empty Chair/Como si la silla vacía, all collections of poems and photographs.
Reviews for First Laugh: Essays, 2000-2009
“[First Laugh] is a great contribution to the field of ‘new journalism’ and literary nonfiction. The essays are grounded in concrete experience as well as a lifetime of research. The style is exquisite, the prose of a skilled poet: spare, concise, and clear.”—Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of Outlaw Woman: A Memoir of the War Years, 1960–1975 “These essays come to us ... Read more