A Muriel Rukeyser Reader [Paperback]

Bringing together works only sparsely anthologized or long out of print, this book is a resource for understanding the range, depth, and originality of this pioneering writer whom the poet Anne Sexton named Muriel, mother of everyone. A visionary poet . . . Muriel Rukeyser speaks to us today in the name of courage, full consciousness, and the making of connections. This is a life-giving collection.One of the most important poets of our time. . . . Her originality, her genius, her courage illuminate our century.