Women's Work: Modern Women Poets Writing in English - Softcover

Eva Salzman; Amy Wack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185411431X ISBN 13: 9781854114310

Publisher: Seren, 2016

Synopsis

Three years in the making, and with over 250 contributors, this generous selection of poetry by women with an emphasis on twentieth-century poetry in English features poets from the USA, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Australia, and New Zealand.

In these 'Post-Feminist' times, is there a need for such a book? Is the literary establishment still as dominated by men as it once was? Who gets to decide the canon? Eva Salzman opens Women's Work with a lively polemic, making the case for the women-only anthology with characteristic wit and flair.

Arranged by thematic chapters that touch on various aspects of modern life, this anthology aims to be a touchstone of women's thoughts and experiences; to be entertaining and relevant as well as inclusive and representative of some of the best poetry published now. A thorough section devoted to author biographical details and credits will be of use to scholars and the curious who desire to read more work by the poets included.

The list of contributors offers new discoveries alongside well known names: Fleur Adcock, Patience Agbabi, Moniza Alvi, Margaret Atwood, Sujata Bhatt, Colette Bryce, Siobhan Campbell, Amy Clampitt, Polly Clark, Wendy Cope, Toi Derricotte, Carol Ann Duffy, Christine Evans, U.A. Fanthorpe, Ruth Fainlight, Vicki Feaver, Daisy Fried, Alice Fulton, Tess Gallagher, Louise Gluck, Marilyn Hacker, Joy Harjo, Selima Hill, Kathleen Jamie, June Jordan, Martha Kapos, Jenny Joseph, Jackie Kay, Mimi Khalvati, Alice Oswald, Phillis Levin, Denise Levertov, Gwyneth Lewis, Sandra McPherson, Marianne Moore, Sharon Olds, Ruth Padel, Pascale Petit, Katherine Pierpoint, Sylvia Plath, Adrienne Rich, Muriel Rukeyser, Carol Rumens, Olive Senior, Jo Shapcott, Stevie Smith, Gertrude Stein, Anne Stevenson, Chase Twichell, Judith Wright, Tamar Yoselfof, and many others.

About this title

Review:

"The anthology is an excellent read, a sourcebook for writers and students, and a formal scholar's delight." "Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene""

"A fabulous book . . . a case study in anthologizing . . . a liberation for the reader." John Kinsella"

About the Author:

Amy Wack has edited a number of anthologies for Seren including Oxygen and Burning the Bracken, and was for many years Reviews Editor at Poetry Wales magazine.

Eva Salzman is the author of two individual collections, The English Earthquake and Bargain with the Watchman and her Double Crossing: New and Selected Poems has recently appeared.

About this edition

• Publisher: Seren
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 185411431X
• ISBN 13: 9781854114310
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Eva Salzman, Amy Wack