These are not sweet girls
Subtitle: Latin American women poets
By: edited by Marjorie Agosín.
Contributors: Agosín, Marjorie.
Series: Secret weavers series ;; v. 7
Publisher: White Pine Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Fredonia, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Spanish American poetry -- Women authors -- Translations into English; Spanish American poetry -- 20th century -- Translations into English
Description: Women have always been close to words, singing, talking, whispering, despite cultural maxims encouraging women to be silent, they continue to speak, often through the sacred language of poetry, where there is an abundance of intuition and the possibility of reclaiming power through language. This anthology gathers an astonishing range of work from the turn of the century and through the present. We can see how the common threads of courage and inventiveness can be woven into a bright tapestry of women's voices that presents a true picture of a culture that must create its own history and traditions. Both well-known writers such as Gabriela Mistral, Cristina Peri Rossi, Alfonsina Storni and Violeta Parra and those who are lesser-known are among the more than fifty poets included.