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The Female Advocate takes John Duncombe's The Feminead: or, female genius. A poem (1754) as its inspiration. Scott expresses gratitude and admiration for Duncombe, then justifies her own project with her stated wish to expand his original list of "female geniuses", as well as to include some of those who came to prominence since he wrote (page v).
Marjorie Evasco at the International Poetry Festival of Medellín, 2008.. Marjorie Evasco (born September 21, 1953) is a Filipina poet.She writes in two languages: English and Cebuano-Visayan and is a supporter of women's rights, especially of women writers.
Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women is a book of poems by Maya Angelou, published in 1995. [1] The poems in this short volume were published in Angelou's previous volumes of poetry. "Phenomenal Woman," "Still I Rise," and "Our Grandmothers" appeared in And Still I Rise (1978) and "Weekend Glory" appeared in Shaker, Why Don't You Sing ...
Whether you're looking to brush up on the early days of the movement, be inspired by modern-day feminist heroes, or witness how far we've come (and how far we still have to go), these are the ...
Annie R. Blount (1839–unknown), American poet, short story writer, and newspaper editor; Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885), Spanish and Galician Romantic writer and poet; Úrsula Céspedes (1832–1874), Cuban poet; Emelie C. S. Chilton (1838–1864), American poet, short story writer, editor; Annie McCarer Darlington (1836–1907), American poet
The poems are arranged alphabetically by author, an innovative format, for while both collections and collective biographies were popular, "the conflation of verse miscellany and encyclopedia or memoir was almost unheard of". [2] Chantel Lavoie has described this anthology as "the first attempt to determine and justify a canon of women's writings".
Frances Sargent Osgood (née Locke; June 18, 1811 – May 12, 1850) was an American poet and one of the most popular women writers during her time. [1] Nicknamed "Fanny", she was also famous for her exchange of romantic poems with Edgar Allan Poe.
Hirshfield's nine books of poetry have received numerous awards, including the California Book Award, the Poetry Center Book Award, and the Donald Hall-Jane Kenyon Award in American Poetry [4] Her fifth book, Given Sugar, Given Salt, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and her sixth collection, After, was shortlisted for ...