Stealing the language : the emergence of women's poetry in America

Probes the origins and significance of contemporary women's poetry and examines the works of such diverse poets as Denise Levertov, Gwendolyn Brooks, Maxine Kumin, Lucille Clifton, May Swenson, and Judy Grahn Stealing The Language represents the first comprehensive appraisal of women's poetry in American and brilliantly defines one of the most exciting and original literary movement of our time.