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Boomer Girls: Poems by Women from the Baby Boom Generation

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This is a wonderful collection of moving, accessible, sometimes funny poems. Readers of both genders will find many gems here. Betsy Sholl's "Sex Ed," among many others, is worth the price of the whole book.

This book has it all! Poems about growing up, dating, getting older, becoming "adult." Great poets such as Kim Addonizio, Julia Kasdorf, Denise Duhamel, Cathy Song, Dorianne Laux, on and on. As a contributor myself, I'm proud to be a Boomer Girl--give or take a few years. Be sure to check out the fantastic last poem by Diane Seuss-Brakeman.

--and am giving it to every other boomer girl I know. I found so many poems to like and to read over and over again -- also many new poets, which is great. It's a wonderful collection. Oh yes -- I also had a dress exactly like the one on the cover --

This is a great collection of poetry and perfect to use for a textbook in a college creative writing class. I wish there were more anthologies like this one, instead of "best of" or Norton cookie cutter collections. These poems are about a place in time and a motley crew of reactions to growing up female during the Baby Boom.