A Time Before Slaughter: Featuring Pig War & Other Songs of Cascadia

by Paul E. Nelson

In this epic poem, Paul Nelson re-enacts the history of Auburn, Washington, originally known as the town of Slaughter. Written in the spirit of William Carlos Williams, Charles Olson, and Michael McClure, A Time Before Slaughter explores the history of this Northwestern place from the myths of Native people to the xenophobia toward Japanese-Americans, from the urge to control to the hunger for liberation. Set against the backdrop of a towering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1627202781
• ISBN13: 9781627202787
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Apprentice House
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"