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This anthology consists of responses to September 11th from 34 notable West Coast writers that attempt to extract meaning from chaos. The outstanding list of contributors includes: T.C. Boyle, Michael Byers, Peter Coyote, Harlan Ellinson, Maxine Hong Kingston, Ken Kesely, and Alice Walker. This collection will remain an artistic and moving chronicle of American history for years to come.

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PHYSICAL DISTANCE DOESN'T MEAN emotional or intellectual remove: in Seattle poet Meyers's anthology of diverse voices, 34 writers from the left coast weigh in on September 11 in poems, meditations, personal essays and polemics. Ken Kesey quotes heartfelt e-mails from his Web site, intrepidtrips.com; Alice Walker expresses her desire for 'blessing and protection'; Jess Mowry (Way Past Cool) condemns U.S. policy (I have met the enemy and he is U.S.A); Lawrence Ferlinghetti muses how 'in a blinding flash America became a part of/the scorched earth of the world.' New and vociferous patriots beware: many of the contributors share criticism as strong as their grief. --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY <br>BAUDRILLARD AND HIS ILK make one grateful for Harlan Ellison, the science-fiction novelist, who tells a story in September 11: West Coast Writers Approach Ground Zero. --NEW YORK TIMES <br>A REMARKABLE ANTHOLOGY. --LOS ANGELES TIMES <br>SEPTEMBER 11: WEST COAST WRITERS APPROACH GROUND ZERO deserve

PHYSICAL DISTANCE DOESN'T MEAN emotional or intellectual remove: in Seattle poet Meyers's anthology of diverse voices, 34 writers from the left coast weigh in on September 11 in poems, meditations, personal essays and polemics. Ken Kesey quotes heartfelt e-mails from his Web site, intrepidtrips.com; Alice Walker expresses her desire for 'blessing and protection'; Jess Mowry (Way Past Cool) condemns U.S. policy (I have met the enemy and he is U.S.A); Lawrence Ferlinghetti muses how 'in a blinding flash America became a part of/the scorched earth of the world.' New and vociferous patriots beware: many of the contributors share criticism as strong as their grief. --PUBLISHERS WEEKLYBAUDRILLARD AND HIS ILK make one grateful for Harlan Ellison, the science-fiction novelist, who tells a story in September 11: West Coast Writers Approach Ground Zero. --NEW YORK TIMESA REMARKABLE ANTHOLOGY. --LOS ANGELES TIMESSEPTEMBER 11: WEST COAST WRITERS APPROACH GROUND ZERO deserves attention. This book has some highly thoughtful contributions that should be read with care on both coasts, and even in between. --SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEJEFF MEYERS DID AN ADMIRABLE JOB of soliciting material from diverse sources, and the results are sometimes startling. --THE OREGONIANFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NEW a collection of writings that looks more interesting than a book of portraits of September 11 babies.--SEATTLE WEEKLY

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JEFF MEYERS is the editor of this anthology. His collection of poetry, Hereafter, was a finalist for the Oregon Book Awards. He is the founder and former Artistic Director of the award-winning Theatre Vertigo in Portland, Oregon. His play Mass Murder was nominated for the 1998 Best Original Play by the Regional Drama Critics' Circle. His work appears in Exquisite Corpse, Playboy, Nexus, Paramour, and other literary publications.

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