2012 Pushcart Prize Nominee Captures an Integral Moment in American History
Submitted by: Anaphora Literary Press
2013-07-16 00:01:39
Anaphora Literary Press is thrilled to promote Dr. Anna Faktorovich's latest collection of poetry.
Tucson, AZ (OPENPRESS) In 1946, 3,000 World War II veterans returned to McMinn County and discovered a corrupt and oppressive government that engaged in false arrests, bribery, extortion, and other crimes. They put together an all-G.I. ticket in the town elections. On election day, Senator Cantrell and Sheriff Mansfield, of the opposing party, engaged in election fraud, even shooting Tom, a black farmer, for voting against them. The veterans acquired guns and mounted a violent defensive revolt. Dr. Anna Faktorovich's Battle for Athens tells their story.
"What we left behind is not always what we return to…'Battle for Athens' is a riveting twist of poetry with an enticing premise, much recommended…"
—James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Small Press Bookwatch
"Not only is the story fascinating, but Faktorovich's format emphasizes the beauty and terror inherent in the uncovered illegalities and ensuing battle against them. She writes this history entirely in poetry with each poem standing alone and also each poem returning to and becoming an integral part of the complete story… You don't have to be a history buff to enjoy it."
—Dr. Audrey Lavin, author of Aspects of the Novelist: E. M. Forster
"Wielding language that is simple and sharp, poem by poem, Faktorovich presents her reader with a vile and noble slice of American history. Battle for Athens explores the worst and best of our country, the worst and best of humanity. These words must be read and read again. The education they offer is invaluable."
—S. Thomas Summers, author of Private Hercules McGraw: Poems of the American Civil War
Dr. Anna Faktorovich published a poetry collection Improvisational Arguments (Fomite Press, 2011), Book Production Guide (Anaphora, 2012), and her scholarly book, Rebellion Genre in the Novels of Scott, Dickens and Stevenson, is forthcoming with McFarland in 2013. She has been teaching college-level English for three years. She has a Ph.D. in English Literature and Criticism and an M.A. in Comparative Literature. She won the MLA Bibliography and the Brown University Military Collection fellowships. She is the Founder, Director, Designer, and Editor-in-Chief of the Anaphora Literary Press, which has published over 40 book titles and participates in CELJ and IBPA.
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Anaphora Literary Press is an independent publisher that has published dozens of creative and non-fiction books. Among these publications is the tri-annual Pennsylvania Literary Journal, which has published such best-selling authors as Cinda Williams Chima and Carrie Ryan. The Press is a member of The Independent Book Publishers Association and The Council of Editors of Learned Journals. Anapahora Literary Press authors have done readings at major venues, while several titles have been assigned in college courses and reviewed in major academic, trade, and news publications. The Press's Director, Dr. Anna Faktorovich, is an English professor.
