| Description |
76 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Poems. |
| Summary |
Deaf Republic opens in an occupied country in a time of political unrest. When soldiers breaking up a protest kill a deaf boy, Petya, the gunshot becomes the last thing the citizens hear--they all have gone deaf, and their dissent becomes coordinated by sign language. The story follows the private lives of townspeople encircled by public violence. At once a love story, an elegy, and an urgent plea, these poems confronts our time's vicious atrocities and our collective silence in the face of them. |
| Subject |
Deafness -- Poetry.
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Sign language -- Poetry.
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Political violence -- Poetry.
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American poetry -- 21st century.
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry.
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| ISBN |
9781555978310 (paperback) |
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1555978312 (paperback) |
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