Poetry by Mark Nowak

October 1, 2000 • 5.5 x 8.5 • 160 pages • 978-1-56689-107-3

Poems that celebrate Polish folklore and explore the Polish American experience, finding collective truths in the particularity of a unique subculture.

This first book-length collection of poetry by the editor of the journal XCP: Cross-Cultural Poetics explores the Polish American neighborhoods in and around Buffalo, New York, finding collective truths in the particularity of a unique culture.

About the Author

Mark Nowak, a 2010 Guggenheim fellow, is the author of Coal Mountain Elementary (Coffee House Press, 2009) and Shut Up Shut Down (Coffee House Press, 2004), a New York Times Editor’s Choice. A native of Buffalo, he currently directs the Worker Writers School.

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