American Amnesiac by Diane Raptosh
Following the manic journey of a man stripped of memory, American Amnesiac confronts the complexities of being American in an age of corruption, corporations, and global conflict. Straddling confession and prophesy, history and myth, intimacy and anonymity, this award-winning collection of poems offers a riveting meditation on a distinctly American condition. With her consummate craft, Diane Raptosh has given us a collection of stunning, timely, and unforgettable poems.
Diane Raptosh’s fourth book of poetry, American Amnesiac, (Etruscan Press) was longlisted for the 2013 National Book Award and was a finalist for the Housatonic Book Award. The recipient of three fellowships in literature from the Idaho Commission on the Arts, she served as the Boise Poet Laureate (2013) as well as the Idaho Writer-in-Residence (2013-2016), the highest literary honor in the state. In 2018 she received the Idaho Governor’s Arts Award in Excellence. A highly active ambassador for poetry, she has given poetry workshops everywhere from riverbanks to maximum security prisons. She teaches creative writing and runs the program in Criminal Justice/Prison Studies at The College of Idaho. Her most recent collection of poems, Human Directional, was released by Etruscan Press in 2016.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780983934660 |
| ISBN 10 | 0983934665 |
| Title | American Amnesiac |
| Author | Diane Raptosh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Etruscan Press |
| Year published | 2013-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 102 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for National Book Awards (Poetry) 2013 |
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