Mars and Her Children: Poems

by Marge Piercy

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A selection of poems by the novelist, poet, and essayist deal with the approaching end of the century and the pleasures and problems of modern life.

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This is an interesting collection of poetry in that the last few sections are titled after colors. I tried to make connections between the poems within each color's section but only saw obvious ones in a few such as "Apple sauce for Eve" in the Red section. Another interesting aspect in this collection is Piercy's treatment of an assortment of women's backgrounds: Eve and a homeless widow are discussed in the same collection. I had to stretch my thinking a bit when deeming some poems as worthy feminist reading, so that's why this is only a three-star collection for me personally.

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Poet and novelist Marge Piercy was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 31, 1936. She received a B. A. from the University of Michigan and an M. A. from Northwestern. She is involved in the Jewish renewal and political work and was part of the civil rights movement. She won the Arthur C. Clarke award. Besides writing her own novels and collections show more of poetry, she has collaborated with her husband Ira Wood on a play, The Last White Class, and a novel, Storm Tide. In 1997, they founded a small literary publishing company called the Leapfrog Press. She currently lives in Cape Cod. (Bowker Author Biography) Marge Piercy is the author of 14 previous poetry collections and 14 novels. In 1990 her poetry won the Golden Rose, the oldest poetry award in the country. She lives on Cape Cod. (Publisher Provided) Marge Piercy is the author of 35 books of poetry & fiction, including the best sellers "Gone to Soldiers" & "The Longings of Women". (Publisher Provided) show less

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Poetry, Fiction and Literature, Music
DDC/MDS
811.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican poetry20th Century1945-1999
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PS3566 .I4 .M37Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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