Drawing the Line

As World War II began, not only were Japanese Americans herded into internment camps, the young men were then drafted. But at Heart Mountain, a group of resisters drew the line - they refused to comply, on constitutional grounds - and wound up in federal prison. As the author contemplates a simple line drawing of the Heart Mountain camp, he revisits this moment of history with pain, pride, and thoughtful historical perspective. In a section about Japanese American life, Inada pays tribute to his elders, and delights in the detail of the day-to-day. His love for the landscape of Oregon is realized in poems that smell of pine and sparkle like a mountain stream. This is a rich, varied collection of poems brimming with hope, nourished by the wisdom of the past, alive with the electricity of the moment.

Product details

• Authors: Lawson Fusao Inada
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1997
• EAN: 9781566890601
• ISBN: 978-1-56689-060-1
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 254 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies