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Sisters of the Earth

Women's Prose and Poetry About Nature

Lorraine Anderson

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English
Random House USA Inc
15 January 2004
Women's Prose and Poetry About the Earth

This book introduces us to female perspectives on nature. Over 90 selections, from Emily Dickinson to Alice Walker, span a century and encompass the voices of a variety of women--some known for their writing on nature, and several outstanding new voices
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Imprint:   Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   408g
ISBN:   9781400033218
ISBN 10:   1400033217
Pages:   496
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Lorraine Anderson is a freelance editor, writer, and teacher whose work focuses on encouraging a reciprocal relationship with nature. She served as lead editor of the college textbook Literature and the Environment- A Reader on Nature and Culture (1998) and collaborated with Thomas Edwards on the anthology At Home on This Earth- Two Centuries of U.S. Women's Nature Writing (2002). She holds a B.A in English from the University of Utah and an M.S. in creation sprituality from Naropa University, and lives in Davis, California.

Reviews for Sisters of the Earth: Women's Prose and Poetry About Nature

Not only is [Sisters of the Earth] a pleasure; it is relevant and even urgent--politically, aesthetically and spiritually. -- The Women's Review of Books These voices remind, rejoice, bewail, berate--with love, joy, compassion, energy, nerve and outrage--and we'd better pay attention. -Janet Kauffman, author of Places in the World a Woman Could Walk The voices of . . . women--white, black, Native American--sing out in this luminous anthology, which spans centuries, genres, and literary careers.... Taste and sensitivity are evident throughout. - Publishers Weekly Anderson's intelligent preface and headnotes add much to this generous, long overdue, and very welcome collection. - Outside


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