Virago Book of Wicked Verse [Paperback]

Jill Dawson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2019

Feisty, bawdy, erotic, and irreverent, The Virago Book of Wicked Verse is a telling commentary on women's ability to transform poetry into a medium of subversiveness. There are jibes at hypocrisy and prejudice, sexiness and sauciness, and a riotous overturning of the "Lady Poet" image. With poets spanning continents and centuries, this anthology abundantly demonstrates the ways in which women can be "wicked," and willfully so. Among the list of contributors are Maya Angelou, Margaret Atwood, Emily Dickinson, Carol Ann Duffy, Suniti Namjoshi, Grace Nichols, Dorothy Parker, Izumi Shikibu, and Stevie Smith.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Feisty, bawdy, erotic, irreverent ‹ The Virago Book of Wicked Verse is a telling commentary on women¹s ability to transform poetry into a medium of subversiveness. There are jibes at hypocrisy and prejudice, sexiness and sauciness, and a riotous overturning of the ³Lady Poet² image. With poets spanning continents and centuries, this anthology abundantly demonstrates the ways in which women can be ³wicked² ‹ by their definition ‹ and willfully so. Among the list of contributors are Maya Angelou, Margaret Atwood, Emily Dickinson, Carol Ann Duffy, Suniti Namjoshi, Grace Nichols, Dorothy Parker, Izumi Shikibu, and Stevie Smith. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Jill Dawson is the author of three novels, the latest being Fred & Edie, which was short-listed for the Whitbread Novel of the Year and the Orange Prize in 2001. In addition she has edited five anthologies and published journalism and poetry. She lives in the Fens with her partner and two sons. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Virago (December 1, 2019)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844082261
• ISBN-13: 978-1844082261