The Collected Poems of Muriel Rukeyser

By Muriel Rukeyser

Book Overview

Muriel Rukeyser earned an international reputation as a powerful voice against enforced silences of all kind, against the violence of war, poverty, and racism. In addition to the complete texts of her twelve previously published books, this volume also features new poems discovered by the editors; Rukeyser's translations, including the first English translations of Octavio Paz's work; early work by Rukeyser not previously published in book form; and the controversial book-length poem ' Wake Island.'

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070542708
• ISBN13: 9780070542709
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
• Length: 588 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.