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Love Is Solidarity In Action : Poems From the
Frontlines of the Class Struggle / by Stewart Acuff

This collection of poetry, was written on top of an 80-foot bluff above the Upper Potomac River at the edge of a magical Appalachian village called Shepherdstown. Stewart Acuff lived there for four years writing a poem every morning.

Collected here as Love Is Solidarity In Action are his morning songs and prayers reflecting his mind and spirit and connection to the wild world. They reflect his lifelong yearning for justice, compassion, peace, and holy and human love. He believes in the whole of his soul that Love Is Solidarity in Action.

About the Author

Stewart Acuff is a Shepherdstown resident, is a co-chair of the West Virginia Poor People’s Campaign. He retired in 2016 after a 40-year career as a union and community organizer. He also served as vice chair of the Atlanta Human Rights Commission and a member of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Advisory Board.