An edition of Drawing the Line (1997)

Drawing the Line

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An edition of Drawing the Line (1997)

Drawing the Line

Poems

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As World War II began, not only were Japanese Americans herded into internment camps, the young men were then drafted. But at Heart Mountain, a group of resisters drew the line - they refused to comply, on constitutional grounds - and wound up in federal prison. As the author contemplates a simple line drawing of the Heart Mountain camp, he revisits this moment of history with pain, pride, and thoughtful historical perspective.

In a section about Japanese American life, Inada pays tribute to his elders, and delights in the detail of the day-to-day. His love for the landscape of Oregon is realized in poems that smell of pine and sparkle like a mountain stream. This is a rich, varied collection of poems brimming with hope, nourished by the wisdom of the past, alive with the electricity of the moment.

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Publisher
Coffee House Press
Language
English
Pages
140

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Subjects

Poetry, American poetry, Asian Americans, Japanese Americans, Poetry (poetic works by one author)

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Cover of: Drawing the Line
Drawing the Line: Poems
April 1, 1997, Coffee House Press
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Published in
Minneapolis, USA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
811/.54
Library of Congress
PS3559.N3 D73 1997, PS3559.N3D73 1997

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
140p.
Number of pages
140

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1012715M
Internet Archive
drawinglinepoems00inad
ISBN 10
1566890608
ISBN 13
9781566890601
LCCN
96053370
OCLC/WorldCat
1033561586, 36122089
Library Thing
2643322
Goodreads
1281402

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Work Description

Inada hip hops from Buddhism to Soul, the mountains to jazz, concentration camps to Charlie Parker.

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