Colors Passing Through Us: Poems
by Marge Piercy
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A collection of poetry explores the lives of women, Jewish custom and ritual, the pleasures of the natural world, the cycle of the seasons and of life and death, the enduring power of love, and the complex relationships between men and women.Tags
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Since I've read many of Piercy's 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s poetry collections, I found this 2003 collection particularly fascinating. Piercy's feminism has muted with age, but it has also combined in at least one poem. In "The clock in the closet," for example, Piercy's conception of body image and the mirror as a way of viewing oneself combine. Body image (celebration of bigger women, support of those struggling with anorexia), love, and marriage seem to be major themes in her feminist progression. Her tone has matured and often seems to be the voice of aged wisdom. A deeper reading is needed to appreciate her poems about her mother, but overall, the collection is worth the read.
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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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- 2003
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