Reaching Mithymna : among the volunteers and refugees on Lesvos
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Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, [2020].
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, [2020].
Format
Book
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274 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English

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"A John Metcalf book".
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"A poet's firsthand account of a month volunteering on the frontlines of the Syrian refugee crisis. In the fall of 2015, Steven Heighton made an overnight decision to travel to the frontlines of the Syrian refugee crisis in Greece and enlist as a volunteer. He arrived on the isle of Lesvos with a duffel bag and a dubious grasp of Greek, his mother's native tongue, and worked on the landing beaches and in OXY---a jerrybuilt, ad hoc transit camp providing simple meals, dry clothes, and a brief rest to refugees after their crossing from Turkey. In a town deserted by the tourists that had been its lifeblood, Heighton---alongside the exhausted locals and under-equipped international aid workers---found himself thrown into emergency roles for which he was woefully unqualified. From the brief reprieves of volunteer-refugee soccer matches to the riots of Camp Moria, Reaching Mithymna is a firsthand account of the crisis and an engaged exploration of the borders that divide us and the ties that bind"--,Provided by publisher.
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Issued also in electronic format.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Heighton, S. (2020). Reaching Mithymna: among the volunteers and refugees on Lesvos (First edition.). Biblioasis.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Heighton, Steven, 1961-2022. 2020. Reaching Mithymna: Among the Volunteers and Refugees On Lesvos. Biblioasis.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Heighton, Steven, 1961-2022. Reaching Mithymna: Among the Volunteers and Refugees On Lesvos Biblioasis, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Heighton, Steven. Reaching Mithymna: Among the Volunteers and Refugees On Lesvos First edition., Biblioasis, 2020.

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