Love Poems by Women: An Anthology of Poetry from Around the World and Through the Ages [Paperback]

Wendy Mulford (Author)

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Publication Date: January 16, 1991

For over 2,000 years women have been writing love poetry. Here is the first anthology of love poems written only by women. Poets from all ages and all parts of the world, expressing love not only for their male and female lovers, but for parents, children, friends, for art, God, nature, and homeland, are collected here, and include the works of: Sappho, Emily Dickenson, Ono no Komachi, Shadab Vajdi, Alice Walker, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and many more.

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For over 2,000 years women have been writing love poetry. Here is the first anthology of love poems written only by women. Poets from all ages and all parts of the world, expressing love not only for their male and female lovers, but for parents, children, friends, for art, God, nature, and homeland, are collected here, and include the works of: Sappho, Emily Dickenson, Ono no Komachi, Shadab Vajdi, Alice Walker, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and many more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; First Edition edition (January 16, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449905381
• ISBN-13: 978-0449905388
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,263,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars I rescued this book from a tossing-out., September 16, 2003

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Laura Ortega "terra_cotta" (Palm Desert, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Poems by Women: An Anthology of Poetry from Around the World and Through the Ages (Paperback)

This book is one of my literary treasures. I have opened it often--to practice saying the unsayable, quoting poems and lines to create a unique friendship bond and also to offer comfort (and righteous anger) in the wake of a broken heart, and to simply gain an introduction to some wonderfully worthy poets.

Its simple and forthright appearance belies its impact. An unreserved 5 stars.

I also heartily recommend The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono No Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan; Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg; Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories (of Angela Carter); The Awakening and Selected Stories (by Kate Chopin); and collected or selected poetry by Dorothy Parker, H.D. [Hilda Doolittle], Sappho, Sara Teasdale, Amy Lowell, and Emily Dickinson.

Thank you for reading my review.

5.0 out of 5 stars one of my favorite volumes of poetry, January 10, 2012

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Jill May (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Poems by Women: An Anthology of Poetry from Around the World and Through the Ages (Paperback)

A wide range of poetry from every point in history and every country on Earth (well not literally). The brief synopsis of each poetess's life and historical context in the biographical notes section makes this book especially rich. I adore it.

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Poetry Anthology, July 8, 2009

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Marion Edwards "Media Gadfly" (Anaheim, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Poems by Women: An Anthology of Poetry from Around the World and Through the Ages (Paperback)

This anthology looks at the broadest possible definition of a "love poem" -- there are poems to lovers & husbands, poems to mothers & children, poems to nations & political figures, poems to nature & God. They also cover the wide range of emotions that a person in love experiences: passion, jealousy, heartbreak, bitterness, contentment, fulfillment, joy, grief, devotion, regret, hope, etc.

I think it's kind of pointless to name-check some of the writers compiled in this anthology, because the true beauty of it are all the little gems by writers you will have never heard of. I'm not going to say that I adore every single poem the book contains, but it definitely opened the door to several writers that I would not have otherwise encountered.