Surprise Castle
Common Sense (1776), Addressed to Today's Citizens of America: An Erasure

Common Sense (1776), Addressed to Today's Citizens of America: An Erasure - Hardcover

$15.99
$21.95
-27%
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Availability:In StockContributor:Crystal Simone SmithPublish date:3/24/2026Pages:104
Language:EnglishPublisher:Beacon PressISBN-13:9780807023389ISBN-10:807023388UPC:9780807023389Book Category:Poetry, History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:American, United States, Political IdeologiesBook Topic:African American & Black, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), DemocracySize:8.78 x 5.55 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.5401Product ID:SCEJRV1MPD

Common Sense (1776), Addressed to Today's Citizens of America: An Erasure

A revolutionary work of erasure poetry that exposes the contradictions in Thomas Paine's Common Sense--calling for a new definition of citizenship that embraces all Americans

In his famous cry for inhabitants of the thirteen colonies to seek independence from Britain, Thomas Paine claims to call for total freedom and equality, yet his arguments are directed only at white men, excluding women and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Beacon PressISBN-13:9780807023389ISBN-10:807023388UPC:9780807023389Book Category:Poetry, History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:American, United States, Political IdeologiesBook Topic:African American & Black, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), DemocracySize:8.78 x 5.55 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.5401Product ID:SCEJRV1MPD
Crystal Simone Smith is the author of three poetry chapbooks. In 2019, she won the North Carolina Poetry Society Bloodroot Haiku Award. Her work has appeared in numerous journals including Prairie Schooner, POETRY Magazine, Crab Orchard Review, Frogpond, and Modern Haiku. Her latest book, RUNAGATE: SONGS OF FREEDOM BOUND, a collection of Japanese forms of poetry written in response to slave...
Publisher: Beacon Press

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.

Recently Viewed

View All