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Jayne Cortez, Adrienne Rich, and the Feminist Superhero - Voice, Vision, Politics, and Performance in U.S. Contemporary Women's Poetics (Hardcover)
Laura Hinton; Contributions by Laura Hinton, Renee M. Kingan, Linda Kinnahan, Deborah Mix, …
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One a lyric "confessional" poet and essayist, the other a jazz
"spoken-word" performance artist, Adrienne Rich and Jayne Cortez
were American feminist superheroes who produced extensive bodies of
poetic work that reveal strangely overlapping visions, but in
radically different voices and poetic styles. This book reconsiders
the poetry activism of Cortez and Rich side-by-side, engaging
poetics theory, cultural studies, and popular media in its literary
analyses. A collection of eight integrated chapters by multiple
poetry critics, as well as an artist-statement narrative by Wonder
Woman sculptor Linda Stein, the book focuses upon the voice of
bravado, the various calls for global justice, and Third Wave
feminist "intersectional" critiques all embodied within these two
women's poetic texts. The book also examines the twentieth-century
figure of the American superhero, particularly Wonder Woman,
bringing popular-culture studies into conversation with literary
criticism, as well as visual art through the inclusion of Stein's
commentary and illustrations. This beautiful and compelling book
experiments with the festschrift concept by inviting multiple and
competing disciplinary views on U.S. feminist poetics, women's art
and aesthetics, racial and sexual identities, as well as politics
and performance-all in tribute to the power of poetry by Cortez and
Rich.
From her activism to her passionate writings, June Jordan (1936 -
2002) is one of the most revered American poets of our time.
Jordan's writing simultaneously provokes delight and energy while
urging reflection on American society and its injustices. In Still
Seeking an Attitude, the first reflection on her legacy, Jordan's
life and works are explored in depth and detail, focusing on
subjects ranging from her use of language and linguistics to her
political activism and role in children's literature. These
critical examinations elucidate the power and poetry of Jordan's
words, serving as an exciting supplement for those already familiar
with Jordan and an excellent guide for anyone discovering her works
for the first time.
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