Published in 2020
400 pages
Award-winning feminist poet Annie Finch is known for her mesmerizing performances and deep, holistic expertise in poetic craft. Annie’s recent books include The Poetry Witch Little Book of Spells and the landmark anthology Choice Words: Writers on Abortion. Beloved as a teacher, she is the author of A Poet’s Craft: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Sharing Your Poetry and founder of Magic of Rhythmic Writing, a unique and accessible system of self-transformation. Annie is based in Washington, DC and travels the world and online to perform her poetry and offer talks, workshops, and retreats on feminism, spirituality, and poetry.
What is this book about?
This landmark literary anthology of poems, stories, and literary essays about abortion, Choice Words: Writers on Abortion, is a powerful collection of timely pieces on the struggle to defend reproductive rights. Twenty years in the making, this book spans continents and centuries; the manuscript includes Audre Lorde, Margaret Atwood, Lucille Clifton, Amy Tan, Gloria Steinem, Ursula Le Guin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Joyce Carol Oates, Gloria Naylor, Dorothy Parker, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Anne Sexton, Ntozake Shange, Sholeh Wolpe, Ai, Jean Rhys, Mahogany L. Browne, Shirley Geok-lin Lim, Frank O’Hara, Vi Khi Nao, Sharon Olds, Judith Arcana, Alice Walker, Lucille Clifton, Molly Peacock, Carol Muske-Dukes, Mo Yan, Leslie Marmon Silko, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, Kathy Acker, Anne Sexton, Langston Hughes, Sharon Doubiago, and numerous other classic and contemporary writers including voices from Canada, France, China, India, Iran, Ireland, Kenya, and Pakistan.
