One Hundred Great Poems By Women [Paperback]

Carolyn Kizer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1998

The winner of the 1985 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for "Yin" presents the second volume in this popular anthology series, showcasing relatively unknown poets as well as greats such as Emily Dickinson, Willa Cather, and Sylvia Plath.

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About the Author

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Carolyn Kizer has compiled this collection devoted to one hundred of the finest poems written by women. She begins with a woman writing anonymously in the fifteenth century and takes us up to the present with such important contemporary authors as Marianne Moore, Adrienne Rich, Margaret Atwood, Sharon Olds, Louise Gluck, Jorie Graham, and Thylias Moss. This extraordinary anthology also contains such major poets as Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, and Gertrude Stein. And there is a generous selection of relatively unknown and wonderfully eccentric poets who wrote in obscurity during the past five hundred years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Ecco (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880015810
• ISBN-13: 978-0880015813
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,742,805 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great browsing book, January 31, 2002

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This review is from: One Hundred Great Poems By Women (Paperback)

Kizer had to make difficult decisions when choosing only 100 poems to represent over 100 years worth of women poets. But what we end up with is 100 female poets, each with a strong unique voice. It's a wonderful anthology in which to discover new authors and revisit old favorites. Important and enjoyable.

5 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars extreem love, December 12, 1999

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This review is from: One Hundred Great Poems By Women (Paperback)

some time we have to admired things which we don't have ,which indeed don't mean much for those who have it . we allways look biynd our sight,egnoring what in btween . some time we don't entermidate our inside feeling towards those who we exteemly love .we semply lose them in the franteer suspiose.