She Rises Like the Sun: Invocations of the Goddess by Contemporary American Women Poets
"Gratitude for poetry and the other ritual arts of spiritual practice, for these brave women artfully declaring the truth..."   --Charlene Spretnak, author of The Politics of Women's Spirituality"One of the best books to come from the Women's Spirituality Movement."   --BooklistShe Rises like the Sun beautifully communicates the power of the goddess to inspire rich, passionate woman-affirming poetry.  --Christine Downing, author of The GoddessThe Blessingby Paula Gunn AllenCreation Storyby Paula Gunn AllenGrandmotherby Paula Gunn AllenNe Na Tye Womanby Paula Gunn AllenWomanworkby Paula Gunn AllenWoman Meby Maya AngelouDear Godby Barbara BrookerCreationby Janine Burford CananDear Bodyby Janine Burford CananInanna's Decentby Janine Burford CananOur Ladyby Janine Burford CananAnd Will You Hunt The Loba?by Diane Di PrimaAve, Fr. Lobaby Diane Di PrimaDream: The Loba Reveals Herselfby Diane Di PrimaHer Power Is To Open What Is Shut, Shut What Is Openby Diane Di PrimaThe Loba Addresses The Goddess / Or The Poet As Priestess...by Diane Di PrimaLoba As Kore In The Labyrinth Of Her Beautyby Diane Di PrimaLove Song Of The Lobaby Diane Di PrimaThe Poet Prays To The Lobaby Diane Di PrimaThe Second Daughter: Li (brightness)by Diane Di PrimaA Creed For Free Womanby Elsa GidlowLet Wisdom Wear The Grown: Hymn For Gaiaby Elsa GidlowThe Queen Of Wandsby Judy GrahnThe Great Motherby Susan GriffinOur Motherby Susan GriffinThis Earthby Susan GriffinThe Book Of Mythsby Joy HarjoGraceby Joy HarjoRememberby Joy HarjoWhite Bearby Joy HarjoBeneath The Pole Of Proud Ravenby Jana HarrisThe Creation Songs Of Eurynomeby Erica HelmDesertby Linda HoganFirst Lightby Linda HoganIt Must Beby Linda HoganMorning: The World In The Lakeby Linda HoganNovemberby Linda HoganScorpionby Linda HoganTiva's Tapestry: La Lloronaby Linda HoganHera, Hung From The Skyby Carolyn KizerPersephone Pausesby Carolyn KizerSemele Recycledby Carolyn KizerThe Catby Mary Norbert KorteRain To River To The Seaby Mary Norbert KorteThis Room Of Trees & Moving Earthby Mary Norbert KorteBehold This And Always Love Itby Meridel LesueurHush, My Little Grandmotherby Meridel LesueurLet The Bird Of Earth, Fly!by Meridel LesueurMake The Earth Bright And Thanksby Meridel LesueurRites Of Ancient Ripeningby Meridel LesueurSurround Of Rainbowsby Meridel LesueurThe Dragonfly-motherby Denise LevertovThe Goddessby Denise LevertovThe Postcards: A Triptychby Denise LevertovInvocationby Lynn LonidierMediterranean Snake Admitterby Lynn LonidierReading Of The Rattlesnakeby Lynn LonidierSistrumby Lynn LonidierSwing Goddess - Sally Ride, First American Woman Astronautby Lynn LonidierCallby Audre LordeOctoberby Audre LordeThe Winds Of Orishaby Audre LordeBetonyby Mary MackeyCythereaby Mary MackeyOn The Dark Side Of The Moonby Mary MackeyThe Woman In The Moonby Mary MackeyA Ceremonyby Robin MorganThe Selfby Robin MorganThe Two Gretels Were Exploring The Forestby Robin MorganAthena In The Front Linesby Marge PiercyI Saw Her Dancingby Marge PiercyLet Us Gather At The Riverby Marge PiercyThe Longest Night Is Long Drawnby Marge PiercyO!by Marge PiercyThe Sabbath Of Mutual Respectby Marge PiercyWellfleet Shabbatby Marge PiercyThe Window Of The Woman Burningby Marge PiercyCorn Childrenby Carol Lee SanchezBirthday On The Acropolisby Eleanor May SartonThe Invoation To Kali: 2. The Kingdom Of Kaliby Eleanor May SartonThe Invocation To Kali: 1by Eleanor May SartonThe Invocation To Kali: 3. The Concentration Campsby Eleanor May SartonThe Invocation To Kali: 4. The Time Of Burningby Eleanor May SartonThe Invocation To Kali: 5by Eleanor May SartonLetters From Maine: 6by Eleanor May SartonThe Return Of Aphroditeby Eleanor May SartonAncestral Messengers / Composition 11by Ntozake ShangeI Sat Up One Night Walkin A Boardin Houseby Ntozake ShangeSechita Had Heard These Thingsby Ntozake ShangeCallingby Alma Luz VillanuevaCreationby Alma Luz VillanuevaThe Cruxby Alma Luz VillanuevaThe Lakeby Alma Luz VillanuevaThe Objectby Alma Luz VillanuevaThe Politics Of Paradiseby Alma Luz VillanuevaSassyby Alma Luz VillanuevaSistersby Alma Luz VillanuevaSong Of The Self: The Grandmotherby Alma Luz VillanuevaSplendid Momentsby Alma Luz VillanuevaWinged Woman, Feathersby Alma Luz VillanuevaAngerby Julia VinogradCelebrationby Julia VinogradJerusalem Rises From Honor As From Sleepby Julia VinogradMotherdeathby Julia VinogradReassuranceby Julia VinogradThe Ice Queen's Calla Lily Fingersby Diane WakoskiArtemisby Anne WaldmanHow I Became Biblicalby Anne WaldmanMakeup On Empty Spaceby Anne WaldmanOde To Two Sisters In The Sunby Nellie Wong--Table of Poems fromPoem Finder®