Lighting the fire: The rural school experience

by Pat Parker, Alice Olson Johnson, Arlene Ingram Smith

A couple dozen people share their life experiences growing up in small, rural schools.

82 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1995

About the author

Pat Parker was an American poet and activist. Both her poetry and her activism drew from her experiences as an African-American lesbian feminist. Her poetry spoke about her tough childhood growing up in poverty, dealing with sexual assault, and the murder of a sister.