Description
Bringing together works only sparsely anthologized or long out of print, this book is a resource for understanding the range, depth, and originality of this pioneering writer whom the poet Anne Sexton named "Muriel, mother of everyone."
About the Author
Jan Heller Levi's third collection of poems, Orphan, will be published in January 2014 by Alice James Books. She is the editor of A Muriel Rukeyser Reader and is currently writing a biography of Rukeyser, forthcoming from Alfred A. Knopf, with Christoph Keller. She teaches at Hunter College in New York City.
Reviews
"A visionary poet . . . Muriel Rukeyser speaks to us today in the name of courage, full consciousness, and the making of connections. This is a life-giving collection." -- Jane Cooper
"One of the most important poets of our time. . . . Her originality, her genius, her courage illuminate our century." -- Sharon Olds
Book Information
ISBN 9780393313239
Author Jan Heller Levi
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 473g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 155mm * 25mm
About the Author
Jan Heller Levi's third collection of poems, Orphan, will be published in January 2014 by Alice James Books. She is the editor of A Muriel Rukeyser Reader and is currently writing a biography of Rukeyser, forthcoming from Alfred A. Knopf, with Christoph Keller. She teaches at Hunter College in New York City.
Reviews
"A visionary poet . . . Muriel Rukeyser speaks to us today in the name of courage, full consciousness, and the making of connections. This is a life-giving collection." -- Jane Cooper
"One of the most important poets of our time. . . . Her originality, her genius, her courage illuminate our century." -- Sharon Olds
Book Information
ISBN 9780393313239
Author Jan Heller Levi
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 473g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 155mm * 25mm
