Summary
McQuade introduces this collection of critical essays by prominent female poets, including Adrienne Rich, June Jordon, April Bernard, Jorie Graham, Heather McHugh, Lyn Hejinian and many others. The diversity of critical voices represented here, and the eloquence of each, characterize the sampling.
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"Anyone who is interested in poetry will most certainly find this collection illuminating, provocative, inspiring, and fun."
-- Bloomsbury Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Graywolf Pr
Published date: 2000
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.45 pounds
Pages: 425
Publisher's Notes
Literary Criticism. Molly McQuade has assembled a diverse group of women authors whose essays range from critical analysis to personal memoirs. Contributors include Elizabeth Alexander, April Bernard, Eavan Boland, Lucie Brock-Broido, Valerie Cornell, Rita Dove, Annie Finch, Jorie Graham, Lyn Hejinian, Brenda Hillman, June Jordan, Mary Karr, Mary Kinzie, Ann Lauterbach, Audre Lorde, Elizabeth Macklin, Heather McHugh, Molly McQuade, Sharon Olds, Alicia Ostriker, Adrienne Rich, S.X. Rosenstock, Susan Wheeler, Eleanor Wilner, C.D. Wright, and Cynthia Zarin.
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