Blue-Tail Fly by Vievee Francis

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Summary

Gives voice to ""outsiders"" - from soldiers and common folk to leading political figures - who play the role of the blue-tail fly in the period of American history between the Mexican American War and the Civil War. This collection considers the demands of war, protest and resistance to it, and the cross-cultural exchanges of wartime.

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Blue-Tail Fly by Vievee Francis

is a book of balances, weighing the give-and-take of people and cultures in the arena of war. For lovers of poetry and those interested in American history, Blue-Tail Fly will illustrate the complexities of the American past and future.

Blue-Tail Fly: Poetry (2006) was written by Vievee Francis. Crab Orchard Review, Rattle, Best American Poetry 2010, and Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Modern African American Poetry are just a few of the magazines and anthologies where her work has appeared or will appear in the near future. She was the Alice Lloyd Hall Scholars Program's Poet-in-Residence from 2009 to 2010, and she has received a 2009 Rona Jaffe Award, a 2010 Kresge Artist Fellowship, and Cave Canem Fellowships. She works for Callaloo as an associate editor.

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ISBN 13 9780814333235
ISBN 10 0814333230
Title Blue-Tail Fly
Author Vievee Francis
Series Made In Michigan Writers Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Wayne State University Press
Year published 2006-03-31
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.