Dancing at the Devil's Party: Essays on Poetry, Politics, and the Erotic

by Alicia Suskin Ostriker

Book Overview

This volume of essays celebrates poetry that aims to change the world, whether through engagement with political issues, reimagining the meanings of love, recasting our relationship with nature; or through new relationships with our spiritual traditions. Alicia Ostriker's opening essay, defining the difference between poetry and propaganda, surveys the artistic accomplishments of the women's poetry movement. Succeeding essays explore the meaning of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047206696X
• ISBN13: 9780472066964
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.0"