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Woman Walking

Selected Poems

by (author) Elizabeth Rhett Woods

Publisher
Ekstasis Editions
Initial publish date
Nov 2009
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897430460
    Publish Date
    Nov 2009
    List Price
    $21.95

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Description

In her new collection Woman Walking: Selected Poems Elizabeth Rhett Woods wanders the world as we know it, singing secular hymns to contemporary life. For decades now, Woods has been writing clear and austere poems of straightforward brilliance and Woman Walking is a compilation of the many directions her path has taken her. An accomplished prose stylist as well, Woods poetry extends from the challenging yet ironic discourse on gender politics of Men through the rich personal lyricism of Absinthe of Desire to the political charged docu-narrative of 1970: A Novel Poem––a stylistic range spread over her career governed by personal integrity and by exemplary moral committment.

About the author

Elizabeth Rhett Woods has published five books of poetry and three novels, including Beyond The Pale (Ekstasis Editions, 2006) and the underground classic The Yellow Volkswagen (PaperJacks, 1971). Her poetry and plays, including the 90-minute verse play Maya (Tuesday Night, 1974) have been broadcast on CBC Radio. Ekstasis Editions published Woman Walking: Selected Poems in 2009. She lives in Victoria, BC.

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