{"product_id":"when-the-smoke-cleared-attica-prison-poems-and-journal-paperback","title":"When the Smoke Cleared: Attica Prison Poems and Journal - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCeles Tisdale\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMark Nowak\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the Attica prison uprising in September 1971, Celes Tisdale--a poet and then professor at Buffalo State College--began leading poetry workshops with those incarcerated at Attica. Tisdale's workshop created a space of radical Black creativity and solidarity, in which poets who lived through the uprising were able to turn their experiences into poetry. The poems written by Tisdale's students were published as \u003ci\u003eBetcha Ain't: Poems from Attica\u003c\/i\u003e in 1974. \u003ci\u003eWhen the Smoke Cleared\u003c\/i\u003e contains the entirety of \u003ci\u003eBetcha Ain't\u003c\/i\u003e, Tisdale's own poems and journal entries from the three years he taught at Attica, a previously unpublished collection of poems by Attica poets, and a critical introduction by poet Mark Nowak. In addition to the poetry, Tisdale's journal entries give readers a unique opportunity to experience what it was like to enter Attica as an educator and return week after week to discuss poetry. \u003ci\u003eWhen the Smoke Cleared\u003c\/i\u003e showcases these poets' achievements, their desire for self-determination, and their historical role as storytellers of Black life in a prison monitored exclusively by white guards and administrators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeles Tisdale is Distinguished Emeritus Professor of English at the State University of New York at Buffalo and editor of \u003ci\u003eBetcha Ain't: Poems from Attica\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWe Be Poetin'\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52728730648883,"sku":"9781478018940","price":28.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VnEyL3kzTzBYNldjQ29PRUNxbmNUZz09.webp?v=1763791275","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/when-the-smoke-cleared-attica-prison-poems-and-journal-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}