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Claiming the Spirit Within: A Sourcebook of Women's Poetry

An inspired collection of poetry explores female spirituality * The companlon volume to Cries of the Spirit — over 59,000 coples sold worldwide * Contains over 300 poems from contemporary women writers including Margaret Atwood, Alice Walker, Rita Dove, Nikki Giovanni, Kathleen Norris, and others * Focuses on female connections to lovers, families, friends, and the body, and includes poems about growing up, identity, love, mothering, work, nature, and other ways of expressing spirituality * A beautiful collection of shimmering poems by contemporary, Internationally known women writers that Illuminate every phase and sphere of life Cloiming the Spirit Within is a rich and diverse collection of 312 poems by contemporary women writers. One hundred and fifty-eight poets celebrate the sacredness of women's lives: the experiences that have shaped them; the relationships that sustain them; the gift they give to others; the legacy they leave for the future; relationships with parents and siblings; the self and the body: conception, miscarriage and birth, and much, much more.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 345
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780807068618
  • Genres
  • poetry, anthologies, faith, feminism, womens
  • Release date
  • 2001