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Argues that the centrality of daily work in human existence should make it a fundamental dimension of imaginative literature. The author discusses his commitment to writing about work from an inside-the-job perspective, and critiques other forms of fiction. Offers a definition of the "new industrial literature," including that it must help alter reality for the better. Considers aspects of new work writing (including in work poetry), writing as a skill, and the work-writing movement.
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Here is the populist anthology that touches the heart of North American life, a collection that achieves in poetry what Stud Terkel's Working did in prose. Its wide appeal is obvious. Included are 200 selections by 90 Canadian and American writers, from foundry workers and short-order cooks to the likes of Joyce Carol Oates, Patrick Lane, Pier Giorgio di Cicco and Wayman himself. --Publisher's description
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Argues that there is a taboo surrounding the human experience of work and the work place, with a corresponding silence in poetry and fiction. Asserts that this is not because work is boring, but because people are in a state of unfreedom at work, which also impacts on their effective participation as citizens. Discusses the problems with work place democracy, while arguing that freedom should nevertheless be considered a full-time, not a part-time matter. The paper, which was originally given at the 1994 Sitka Symposium on the spirit of human work, is punctuated with quotations from the author's writings.
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Pays homage to the life and work of Walter Hildebrandt (1951-2021), who published historical studies of Indigenous communities in the Canadian West and Indigenous relations with the Canadian state. A historian for Parks Canada, Hildebrandt later became publishing director of the University of Calgary and Athabasca University presses. Includes an appreciation of Hildebrandt's poetry, with selections from three long poems — "Let Them Eat Grass / The Dakota Wars 1862" and "Winnipeg 1919" — that were originally published in the 2016 collection, "Documentaries: Poems." Also introduces three poems by Tom Wayman — "Reply," "When the Future Wore a Mask: My Parents at War" and "Ars Poetica: Nail" — intended as tributes. A photo of Hildebrandt is also included.
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Presents the work poems "Surplus Value Poem" and "Factory Time" by Tom Wayman, "spout deck," by bernard hobby, "Slime Warning," by John Morton, and "The Academy," by Roger Taus.
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Presents work poetry including "Paper, Scissors, Stone" and "The Detroit State Poems: Final Day" by Tom Wayman; "Waiting for Them to Come Back from Coffee" by Bruce Cudney; "Sorting Mail at Xmas" by Nellie McClung;; "job description" by Alicia Priest; "It's All Our Fault" by Al Grierson; "What He Knew" and "We are a Trade" by Alain Mouré; "The Strait of Belle Isle" by Rosemary E. Ommer; "Telephone Operator" by Sandra Shreve; and "give away" by Ken Cathers.
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