Women's Work
Subtitle: Modern Women Poets Writing in English
Contributors: Eva Salzman (Editor); Amy Wack (Editor)
Publisher: Seren
Published: February 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781854114303
Subjects: Poetry anthologies: from c 1900 -; Anthologies (multiple authors); English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Poetry / Single Author / British & Irish; Poetry
Description: "An inclusive selection of women's poetry in English that features writers from 1900 through the present, this collection reflects aspects of women's lives, such as work, childhood, God, and lust. Classic poems from Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Bishop, and Sylvia Plath complement those from recent prize-winners Alice Oswald, Deryn Rees-Jones, and Carol Ann Duffy. Showcasing the range, craft, intelligence, and skill of women's poetry, this compilation contains authors from Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States."--Jacket.