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Philip Levine- a definitive working class poet who has written over two dozen books of poetry. His book "What Work Is" won the National Book Award for Poetry (USA) in 1991. Click on his name and read a couple of his poems. |
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Tom Wayman- for many years Tom has and continues to focus on bringing a poetic light to the experiences of everyday work. Through his own poems and the anthologies that he has edited, Tom has built up a unique poetic base on the subject of work. |
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Jim Daniels - has several poetry collections published and as the poetry editor for the Minnesota Review has been actively involved in the poetry of work for many years. His latest work, "Streets" continues his poetic focus on the task of documenting the lives of working people. |
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"The Song of the Shirt", Thomas Hood(1799-1845) - a great poem that focuses on worker exploitation during the 1840's. Very intense stuff from a man that was known at the time for being a comedy writer. 
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