The Woman in This Poem: Women's Voices in Poetry - Paperback

by Georgia Heard (Selected by)

Edited by acclaimed poet and author Georgia Heard, The Woman in this Poem features a wide range of work from both renowned and lesser-known women poets from the past 150 years.

Organized into five thematic sections -- Love, Work, Family and Friends, Balance, and Motherhood -- the collection offers wisdom, comfort, reckoning, and redemption to readers of any age or gender.

From the outstanding to the unexpected, The Woman in this Poem will put a lump in your throat, set your soul on fire, and remind you of who you are and how you want to live your life.

Author Biography

GEORGIA HEARD received her MFA in Poetry from Columbia University. She is one of the founders of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University, where she was an adjunct professor and a staff developer in NYC schools. She has published dozens of books on poetry and writing, along with several children's poetry books, and her poems have been widely anthologized in magazines and books. She has also served on the committee for the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. She gives workshops and keynotes at conferences in the US and around the world. She lives in South Florida with her husband and son.