CLAIMING THE SPIRIT WITHIN: A Sourcebook of
Women's Poetry
Edited by Marilyn Sewell
Claiming the Spirit Within, edited by Marilyn Sewell, is a rich and diverse
sourcebook of women's poetry that
celebrates the sacredness of women's lives. In more than 300 offerings,
poets reflect on relationships, family, work, the self and the mysteries of
everyday life. Contributors include Margaret Atwood, Sandra Cisneros, Rita
Dove, Nikki Giovanni, Joy Harjo, Alice Walker and many others.
BEACON PRESS $17.95 PAPER
WAR BABY EXPRESS
ROSEANN LLOYD
"Roseann Lloyd is doing what poets have always been charged to do - take
chances." -Nikki Giovanni. War, incest, battering, addiction - Roseann
Lloyd's poetry is a vision of survival, hope and the courage to create
beauty from the ashes. "These are forceful, eloquent poems which bring the
pain of intimacy and the intimacy of pain into a lyrical voice." -Eavan
Boland.
HOLY COW! PRESS $10.95 PAPER
STEALING FIRE
CLAUDIA MAURO
Exquisite poems and stories guide you on a spiritual journey through the
wilderness of the human heart. Lesbian identity, AIDS, suicide and love are
explored with grace, humor and a deep sense of wonder. "Mauro's work is
gorgeous - big, gentle and alive with the truth of having looked into the
hearts of desire and hell and come out loving." -Anita Montgomery.
WHITEAKER PRESS
$12.95 PAPER