Contemporary American Women Poets

by Cucinella, Catherine

• ISBN13: 9780313317835
• ISBN10: 0313317836
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-11-30
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

In mapping the achievements of contemporary American women poets, this reference helps liberate them from restrictive conventional views and illustrates the tremendous diversity of their works. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on nearly 70 American women poets who published significant works after 1945.

Author Biography

CATHERINE CUCINELLA is a Faculty Teaching Fellow at California State University, San Marcos.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction	xv
Diane (Fink) Ackerman (1948-- )	1	(6)
J. Elizabeth Clark
Ai (1947-- )	7	(5)
Nikolas Huot
Maya Angelou (1928-- )	12	(6)
Sandra L. West
Rae (Mary) Armantrout (1947-- )	18	(5)
Christina J. Mar
Beatriz Badikian (1951-- )	23	(5)
Tara Betts
Catherine Cucinella
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (1917--2000)	28	(7)
Seretha D. Williams
Olga Broumas (1949-- )	35	(5)
Darlene Cohn
Ana Castillo (1953-- )	40	(5)
Chris Ruiz-Velasco
Lorna Dee Cervantes (1954-- )	45	(6)
Benay Blend
Maxine Chernoff (1952-- )	51	(4)
Robert Archambeau
Marilyn Chin (1955-- )	55	(5)
Catherine Cucinella
Sandra Cisneros (1954-- )	60	(5)
Lisa B. Day
Amy Clampitt (1920--1994)	65	(6)
Barbara Schwarz Wachal
Killarney Clary (1953-- )	71	(4)
Richard Quinn
Lucille Clifton (1936-- )	75	(5)
Laurie Champion
Wanda Coleman (1946-- )	80	(5)
Orathai Northern
Jayne Cortez (1936-- )	85	(4)
Lisa B. Day
Toi Derricotte (1941-- )	89	(6)
Monifa A. Love
Deborah Digges (1950-- )	95	(5)
Jacqueline A. K. McLean
Diane di Prima (1934-- )	100	(6)
Timothy Gray
Rita Dove (1952-- )	106	(7)
Jana Evans Braziel
Lynn Emanuel (1943-- )	113	(4)
Michael Dittman
Carolyn Forche (1950-- )	117	(5)
Shanna Flaschka
Kathleen Fraser (1937-- )	122	(5)
Deborah M. Mix
Alice Fulton (1952-- )	127	(6)
Ernest J. Smith
Tess Gallagher (1943-- )	133	(5)
Robert Miltner
Amy Gerstler (1956-- )	138	(4)
Amy Moorman Robbins
Nikki Giovanni (1943-- )	142	(6)
J. Elizabeth Clark
Louise Gluck (1943-- )	148	(6)
Marie C. Paretti
Jorie Graham (1950-- )	154	(5)
Robert Miltner
Marilyn Hacker (1942-- )	159	(4)
Renee R. Curry
Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn (1949-- )	163	(5)
Nikolas Huot
Joy Harjo (1951-- )	168	(5)
Monika Giacoppe
Carla Harryman (1952-- )	173	(5)
Deborah M. Mix
Lyn Hejinian (1941-- )	178	(5)
Richard Quinn
Susan Howe (1937-- )	183	(5)
Maria Elena Caballero-Robb
June Jordan (1936--2002)	188	(6)
Samiya A. Bashir
Jane Kenyon (1947--1995)	194	(5)
Jessica Allen
Carolyn Kizer (1925-- )	199	(6)
Deborah Phelps
Maxine Kumin (1925-- )	205	(5)
Claudia Milstead
Denise Levertov (1923--1997)	210	(5)
Lynn Domina
Phyllis Levin (1954-- )	215	(4)
Barbara Schwarz Wachal
Audre Lorde (1934--1992)	219	(9)
Deborah M. Mix
Heather McHugh (1948-- )	228	(5)
Joelle Biele
Sandra McPherson (1943-- )	233	(5)
Anett Jessop
Pat Mora (1942-- )	238	(4)
Kathlyn A. Barros
Cherrie Moraga (1952-- )	242	(6)
Sharon L. Barnes
Marilyn Nelson Waniek (1946-- )	248	(5)
Kathrine Varnes
Naomi Shihab Nye (1952-- )	253	(5)
Persis M. Karim
Sharon Olds (1942-- )	258	(5)
Cassandra A. Van Zandt
Mary Oliver (1935-- )	263	(5)
Roxanne Harde
Grace Paley (1922-- )	268	(5)
Austin Booth
Linda Pastan (1932-- )	273	(5)
Andrea Adolph
Marge Piercy (1936-- )	278	(6)
Maureen Langdon Shaiman
Sylvia Plath (1932--1963)	284	(6)
Kimberly Orlijan
Minnie Bruce Pratt (1946-- )	290	(4)
Tenea D. Johnson
Adrienne Rich (1929-- )	294	(8)
Kathleen Moore
Muriel Rukeyser (1913--1980)	302	(7)
Kathleen Carlton Johnson
Catherine Cucinella
Natasha Saje (1955-- )	309	(4)
Renee R. Curry
Mary Jo Salter (1954-- )	313	(5)
Isaac Cates
Sonia Sanchez (1934-- )	318	(7)
Sister Shiree Sarana
Catherine Cucinella
Leslie Scalapino (1947-- )	325	(5)
David Clippinger
Anne Gray Harvey Sexton (1928--1974)	330	(6)
Kathleen L. Nichols
Ntozake Shange (1948-- )	336	(5)
Sister Shiree Sarana
Catherine Cucinella
Jane Shore (1947-- )	341	(5)
Renee R. Curry
Leslie Marmon Silko (1948-- )	346	(6)
Rebecca Tillett
Cathy Song (1955-- )	352	(4)
Nikolas Huot
Elizabeth Spires (1952-- )	356	(5)
Natalie Stillman-Webbs
Ruth Stone (1915-- )	361	(5)
Vanessa Warne
Karen Swenson (1936-- )	366	(5)
Marlene D. Allen
Chase Twichell (1950-- )	371	(5)
Marlene D. Allen
Mona Jane Van Duyn (1921-- )	376	(4)
J. Elizabeth Clark
Diane Wakoski (1937-- )	380	(5)
Susan R. Bowers
Mitsuye Yamada (1923-- )	385	(6)
Karen L. Polster
Selected Bibliography	391	(2)
Index	393	(2)
About the Editor and Contributors	395