Prophetstown

The result is a humane and radically engaged mode of eco-poetic thinking, attuned to the systems of power that dominate our world, as well as the manifold forms of resistance and response of which human beings are capable.

Imaginatively resurrecting the voices of a number of exemplary historical figures– from Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) and Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) to Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) and Kathleen Lynn (1874-1955)– Prophetstown combines a creatively galvanizing understanding of past struggles for emancipation and equality with a discerning, clear-sighted perception of present-day social concerns. As such, the collection also features resonant and timely responses to the work of Sadako Kurihara (1913-2005), poet and peace campaigner, and Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975), writer and film-maker, among others.

Prophetstown chronicles the resilience and power of the human spirit in dark times.