Synopses & Reviews
In the early '80s poet Phebe Davidson made a discovery that helped fill a void in her life. She connected with a rising tide of other women poets -- women she had not been taught about in school. And even though the circumstances of their lives were vastly different, suddenly she did not feel quite so alone. Seven of these contemporary American poets are presented here, along with representative poems from each, as Davidson conducts wide-ranging interviews with each woman about her life, her work, her hopes and dreams.
Included are Judith Ortiz Cofer, Toi Derricotte, Linda Hogan, Susan Ludvigson, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alicia Suskin Ostriker, and Karen Swenson. Individually or together they are a force to be reckoned with in contemporary letters. Each writes with passion, craft and joy. Each has received multi-national recognition for her work, and, while working as well in genres outside of poetry, they all remain essentially poets first. This collection will be indispensible and inspirational for all poetry writers, readers and lovers.