Sharon Olds
1) Stag's leap
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Summary
In this wise and intimate telling--which carries us through the seasons when her marriage was ending--Sharon Olds opens her heart to the reader, sharing the feeling of invisibility that comes when we are no longer standing in love's sight; the surprising physical bond that still exists between a couple during parting; the loss of everything from her husband's smile to the set of his hip. Olds is naked before us, curious and brave and even generous...
Summary
Includes excerpts and short works by many women authors including Jane Austen, Margaret Fuller, Harriet A. Jacobs, Charlotte Mew, Sarah Orne Jewett, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Louise Bogan, Kathleen Raine, Denise Levertov, Anne Sexton, Marianne Moore, Lucille Clifton, June Jordan, Sharon Olds, Rita Dove.