Bibliograph

The essential Muriel Rukeyser, poems, selected and with an introduction by Natasha Trethewey

Type

Label

The essential Muriel Rukeyser, poems, selected and with an introduction by Natasha Trethewey

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

The essential Muriel Rukeyser

Oclc number

1242108210

Responsibility statement

selected and with an introduction by Natasha Trethewey

Sub title

poems

Summary

"Engaging closely with the violence, oppression, and injustice that she witnessed in her lifetime, Muriel Rukeyser was one of the seminal poets of the mid-twentieth century. Closely informed by issues relating to equality, social justice, feminism, and Judaism, her impassioned poetry was often seen as a mode of social protest, but it was also heralded for its deep emotional impact; its personal perspective; forthright discussion of the female experience, particularly sex and single parenthood at a time when these topics were largely taboo; and its wide-ranging exploration of genre and form. The Essential Muriel Rukeyser represents the curation of Rukeyser's most enduring and urgent work, gathered in one volume that spans the many decades of her life and career, and with an introduction from Natasha Trethewey, one of our most important contemporary poets."--, Publisher description

Table Of Contents

From Theory of Fight -- From U.S. 1 -- From A Turning WInd -- From Beast in View -- From The Green Wave -- From Elegies -- From Body of Waking -- From Waterlily Fire -- From The Speed of Darkness -- From Beaking Open -- From The Gates

Target audience

adult

Classification