Autoplant: a Poetic Monologue

www.autoplant.info. In Autoplant: a Poetic Monologue, Phillip Bannowsky brings Chrysler's now closed factory in Newark, Delaware back to life. Set in an era of both spiritual yearning and political revolt, Bannowskys tale of redemption and rebellion recounts how the poet and his shop mates, Big man, Billy Goat, Warthog, and Gravy, torment each other to pass the time and then come together one thirsty summer night in a wildcat strike. This video is partly from his performance at the 2007 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Bannowsky was employed 31 years at the Chrysler plant, taking leaves along the way to gain degrees from the University of Delaware and teach in Ecuador. He retired in 2001 and since then has taught in Lebanon and now at UD, where his courses include a 60s-based honors writing class.

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