Author : Marjorie Saiser
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496220684
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)
Book Synopsis I Have Nothing to Say about Fire by : Marjorie Saiser
Download or read book I Have Nothing to Say about Fire written by Marjorie Saiser and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2017 Nebraska Book Award This new collection by Nebraska poet Marjorie Saiser explores the notion of witnessing. Particularly in our technological age, when we have access to international news as it happens, the question comes up: what responsibility do individuals--including those living in relatively quiet middle America--have in regard to world events? The poems in I Have Nothing to Say about Fire reference autobiographical elements: marriage, children, parents, in-laws, etc., but they also reference global tragedy: war, terrorism, genocide. As we experience our own personal losses and triumphs, what relationships should we strive for with family, friends, neighbors, and the strangers around us, particularly as their narratives push them forward into our and/or the public's consciousness? In this book, Marjorie Saiser explores these essential questions and offers potential answers that may help all of us.