Because the Light Will not Forgive Me
Essays from a Poet
Will be published approx. on 30. June 2019
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-948908-12-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is a book of essays about the American West, ranging from what it means to be a poet/artist, to social justice and environmental concerns, to memory, place, and landscape. It's about looking beyond our borders for reconciliation and lessons about how we might address similar issues at home.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Reno
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
3 line art sketches
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-948908-12-2 (9781948908122)
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Person
Shaun Griffin is a poet, writer, teacher and activist. He is the co-founder of Community Chest, a non-profit agency which has served children and families in northwestern Nevada since 1991, and has taught a poetry workshop at Northern Nevada Correctional Center for over two decades. Griffin has received numerous awards for his work, including the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts in 1995, the Mike O'Callaghan Humanitarian Award in 2004, and the Rosemary McMillan Award for Lifetime Achievement in Art from Sierra Arts Foundation in 2006. In 2014, he was inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame. He lives in Virginia City, Nevada.