From the Warring Factions

by Alcalay, Ammiel; Di Prima, Diane; Hollander, Benjamin (CON); Dewey, Fred

• ISBN13: 9780976014263
• ISBN10: 0976014262
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-11-01
• Publisher: Univ of Arkansas Pr

Summary

The long awaited 2nd edition of from the warring factions brings back into print Ammiel Alcalay's book-length poem dedicated to the Bosnian town of Srebrenica, site of the massacre of some 7,000 Muslim men and boys in 1995. This daring blend of lyric and document remaps the world we inherit, from native New England to the Roman Empire, from the Gulf War to Palestine and the Balkans. The late Adrienne Rich has called from the warring factions the "kind of poem I've been waiting to read." And in her new introduction, Diane di Prima writes "This book forced me to redefine my life." Accompanied by an extensive discussion between Alcalay and poet Benjamin Hollander, as well as a new preface by the author, this edition brings an essential text of the post-9/11 world back into the conversation.

Table of Contents

introduction	p. i
from the warring factions
Old Bridge	p. 1
no place / not rome	p. 17
migration / hegira	p. 55
borrowed time	p. 91
night of unity	p. 131
a conversation with Benjamin Hollander	p. 171
a note on materials & processes	p. 215
further notes, addenda, & bios	p. 223
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