Boomer Girls: Poems by Women from the Baby Boom Generation - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877456879 ISBN 13: 9780877456872

Publisher: University of Iowa Press, 1999

Synopsis

An anthology of coming-of-age poems written by women born between 1945 and 1964. The poems are by unknown, emerging and established writers, women who particpated in the second wave of feminism. They speak with diverse voices and embody a wide range of experiences.

About this title

Review

''This rich anthology tracks boomer girls from birth to, well, knowingness.... Their poems are about loss, loneliness, violence, and love. The writers in Boomer Girls touch themes that all generations experience but this generation can express for all of us--in ways that quietly bred Emily Dickinson, say, never could--what it is to be a girl baby, then adolescent, then woman growing up in America.''

"This rich anthology tracks boomer girls from birth to, well, knowingness...Their poems are about loss, loneliness, violence, and love. The writers in "Boomer Girls" touch themes that all generations experience but "this" generation can express for all of us--in ways that quietly-bred Emily Dickinson, say, never could--what it is to be a girl baby, then adolescent, then woman growing up in America."--Susan Stamberg, NPR's "All Things Considered."

This rich anthology tracks boomer girls from birth to, well, knowingness Their poems are about loss, loneliness, violence, and love. The writers in "Boomer Girls" touch themes that all generations experience but "this" generation can express for all of us in ways that quietly-bred Emily Dickinson, say, never could what it is to be a girl baby, then adolescent, then woman growing up in America. Susan Stamberg, NPR's All Things Considered. "

"This rich anthology tracks boomer girls from birth to, well, knowingness...Their poems are about loss, loneliness, violence, and love. The writers in Boomer Girls touch themes that all generations experience but this generation can express for all of us--in ways that quietly-bred Emily Dickinson, say, never could--what it is to be a girl baby, then adolescent, then woman growing up in America."--Susan Stamberg, NPR's "All Things Considered."

About the Author

Pamela Gemin teaches at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and is author of the poetry collection, Vendettas, Charms, and Prayers. She is also the editor of three poetry anthologies including Sweeping Beauty: Women Poets Do Housework. Her poems and anthologies have been featured on NPRas Morning
Edition, All Things Considered, and Writeras Almanac.

Paula Sergi, BSN, MFA, was selected by the Hessen Literary Society as the Wisconsin writer to act as the 2005 Cultural Ambassador for the Hessen-Wisconsin Writers Exchange. She is the author of "Family Business", a collection of poems, and she co-edited "Boomer Girls: Poems by Women from the Baby Boom Generation", University of Iowa Press, 1999. Sergi received a Wisconsin Arts Board Artist Fellowship in 2001. Her poetry is published regularly in such journals as "The Bellevue Literary Review", "Primavera, Crab Orchard Review", and "Spoon River Poetry Review" and her writing has been featured recently in the "American Journal of Nursing." She worked as a staff nurse at University of Wisconsin Hospitals, as a public health nurse with various county departments, and as a visiting nurse in Portland, Oregon. Now she focuses her time as a teacher and writer. She teaches creative writing at Ripon College, and lives in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Geraldine Gorman, RN, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She holds an M.A. in English Literature and a Ph.D. in Nursing, both from Loyola University, Chicago. Before coming to UIC in 2002, she taught at Western Michigan University. Prior to entering the nursing profession in 1991, she taught writing as a teaching assistant at Loyola University. She also worked in direct social services, living in community at the Little Brothers of the Poor and participating in all aspects of their service to low-income elderly, including meal delivery, relocation services, and holiday and vacation celebrations. In this capacity she also facilitated poetry workshops in nursing homes, resulting in two small anthologies of collected work. She was a founding member of a small grass roots organization in Tempe, AZ, which served the needs of the many relocated elderly and she organized the local university community to provide, among other services, respite care for the spouses of Alzheimer victims. Before beginning nursing school, Gerry served as the volunteer coordinator and editorial assistant to H.O.M.E, a nonprofit housing organization for Chicago's low-income elderly.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877456879
• ISBN 13: 9780877456872
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242
• Editor: Gemin Pamela, Sergi Paula