Eleven More American Women Poets in the 21st Century

by Claudia Rankine

First published 2002

American women poets confront race, gender, and identity in this vital collection. Rankine's poets push boundaries, fusing personal experience with bold, lyrical experimentation. From the tender to the searing, these poems lay bare the complexities of modern life. In the end, their collective voice emerges as a powerful, necessary force.

Genres: american-fiction, american, poetry, 21st-century

Vibes: emotional, intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking

Tropes: bold-experimentation, collective-voice, personal-experience

Setting: United States

Period: 21st century

464 pages · Hardcover · Wesleyan University Press

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