<DIV><p>In the grand, narrative tradition of Gwendolyn Brooks and Edward Sanders, this riveting collection of poetic plays and photo-documentary poems exposes the human cost of corporate greed and gives voice to the growing crisis faced in communities across America.</p><p>“The several long poems that make up this book build into each other with devastating force and understatement, breaking poetic boundaries, regenerating the rich tradition of working-class literature.”—Adrienne Rich</p><p><b>Mark Nowak</b> is the author of the critically acclaimed debut book of poems <i>Revenants</i>, the editor of <i>Xcp: Cross Cultural Poetics</i> and the co-editor of <i>Visit Teepee Town: Native Writings After the Detours</i>. He grew up in Buffalo, New York and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he is active in the labor movement.</p></DIV>