She Let Herself Go: Poems Contributor(s): Lyon, George Ella (Author) |
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ISBN: 080714276X ISBN-13: 9780807142769 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 2011033091 |
Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.06" W x 8.99" (0.37 lbs) 104 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From George Ella Lyon comes a dynamic and humorous collection examining the transformations of one woman's life as she tries on, takes on, and peels off identities learned from family stories, gender, fairy tales, and myths. She Let Herself Go spirals through girlhood, wifehood, motherhood, and writerhood, through the poet's evolution, casting a discerning -- and often irreverent -- eye on the cultural expectations that have shaped her. Claiming Virginia Woolf as word-mother, these poems converse with powerful feminist poets, including Muriel Rukeyser, Ruth Stone, and Grace Paley. |