Sisters of the Earth: Women's Prose and Poetry About Nature

by Lorraine Anderson

Paperback, 1991

Status

Available

Call number

810.8036

Tags

Environmentalism, Nature Writing, Anthologies, Bibliography

Genres

Collection

Gifts

Publication

Vintage (1991), Edition: 1st, 448 pages

Description

A collection of women's writing on nature---poems, essays, stories and journal entries.

User reviews

LibraryThing member jrbeach
I used this as a reference source, and bought or borrowed many of the works excerpted.
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LibraryThing member aliaschase
this is an absolutely beautiful collection of poems, prose, anecdotes, and other stories... i loved each piece. my only complaint is the inclusion of certain authors at the exclusion of others, and the occasionally too-long contributing author write-ups. all in all though, it is an extremely moving
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LibraryThing member uufnn
This is a collection of 90 women writing poetry, prose, essays. stories and journal entries about the Earth. Writings are from women both dead and alive. A few of them are: Mabel Dodge Luhan, Annie Dillard, Ursula K. Le Guinn, Emily Dickinson, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Willa Cather, Alice Walker, and
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 Rachel Carson.
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Subjects

American literature Women authors
Nature Literary collections

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1991

Physical description

448 p.; 8 x 0.89 inches

ISBN

0679733825 / 9780679733829

Local notes

FB

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