Poetry & strikes : trade union narratives and legacies / Michael James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Michael, author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Series:

Poetry &... ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strikes and lockouts in literature.

English poetry--20th century--History and criticism.

English poetry.

English poetry--21st century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages).

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2023.

Contents:

IntroductionI. Why Poetry? II. Introducing the PoetsIII. The Chapters Chapter OneHow Did We Get Here? The History Chapter TwoUnions and Not UnionsI. Unions I.I. Barry MacSweeney's Black Torch and 'Black Torch Sunrise'I.II. Tony Harrison's 'V.'I.III. Sean O'Brien's 'Summertime'I.IV Steve Ely's 'Ballad of the Scabs', 'Irish Blood, English Heart' and 'Inglan is a Bitch'II. Not UnionsII.I Helen Mort's 'Scab' Chapter ThreeNaming Scargills and ThatchersI. Naming I.I. Paul Bentley's 'The Two Magicians'I.II. Barry MacSweeney's 'John Bunyan to Johnny Rotten'I.III. Sean O'Brien's 'Unregistered'I.IV. Steve Ely's 'Arthur Scargill', 'One of Us', 'Ballad of the Scabs', 'Scum of the Earth', 'Nithing' Chapter FourStrikes and PlaceI.I. Paul Bentley's 'The Two Magicians' I.II. Helen Mort's 'Scab' and 'Pit Closure as a Tarantino Short' and Steve Ely's 'Objective One' Chapter FiveOther Poetic ResponsesI. Against All the Odds II. The Poet Laureate

Ted Hughes' 'On the Reservations' and 'The Best Worker in Europe'.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

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Print version :

ISBN:

9781800857605

1800857608

Publisher Number:

40031909472

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