Republic of Letters: The American Intellectual Community, 1776-1865 Book

Where We Stand: Women Poets on Literary Tradition ed. by Sharon Bryan

I bought this book for $.50 on the street. It was copywrighted in 1993. If I were a poetry teacher, it would be part of my course syllabus. I think that the discussion that these emminent poets have about our literary tradition, covering all viewpoints is inspiring and educational. While I certainly disagreed with some viewpoints, and while some of the entries were entirely too textbook for poets to be writing, as a female writer, I found it driving me to write and create on a daily basis.