The New Symposium Poets and Writers on What We Hold in Common

by Durovicová, Natasa; Merrill, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780984303687
• ISBN10: 0984303685
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-20
• Publisher: Autumn Hill Books

Summary

Featuring poets and writers from around the world in an intimate setting, this collection offers 24 dynamic and compact essays on the topics of the Commons, Justice, and Home. Tackling some of the most persistent questions of our time, the essays serve to challenge assumptions, broaden perspectives, and spark new ways of thinking. Contributors include Lewis Hyde, Scott Russell Sanders, Jane Hirschfield, Daniel Alarcón, and Tony Eprile.

Author Biography

Natasa Durovicová is the editor of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa and its online journal 91st Meridian. She is the coeditor of World Cinemas, Transnational Perspectives and How to Write an Earthquake. Christopher Merrill is the author of The Grass of Another Country, The Old Bridge, Only the Nail Remains, and Things of the Hidden God. He is the director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. They both live in Iowa City, Iowa.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
The Commons
What Is a Commons?	p. 13
The Commons: Hardin's Anguish, Midas' Quest	p. 35
From Bones to Sky: What We Hold in Common Through Differences	p. 45
What We Hold in Common in this Uncommon Era	p. 59
On the Edge of a Common Space: Geography and Exclusion	p. 79
Defending the Common Wealth	p. 89
The Ten Common-ments: Some 'Experiences From Indonesia	p. 101
Under the Watchtower or, First Growths of a "Commons" Capitalism	p. 121
Justice: One or Many?
Justice: Four Windows	p. 131
On Justice, Memory, and Compassion	p. 147
Poetic Justice: A Shared Irresponsibility?	p. 159
American Lahasha	p. 167
The Writer in Search of Justice	p. 173
Justice and its Image	p. 181
Justice on the Waiting List for the Burmese	p. 191
On the Images of Justice	p. 199
Home/Land	p. 209
Odysseus Goes Home
Home/lands	p. 219
Liturgy: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast	p. 229
Ain't Got No Home in this World Anymore: Notes on a Son's Homecoming	p. 237
The Sacredness of Home My Question is: Who Deserves a Home?	p. 247
Home and Places	p. 255
A Small Home	p. 263
I Land Home in the Waft of Sibyls with their Ruthful Smiles	p. 271
Afterword	p. 277
Contributors	p. 281
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