Robin Becker reminds me that to be a Jew or a feminist is to live with duality of culture language and dream The several warring parts of a complex identity imposed inherited chosen don t make easy sense Events are funny painful awkward unassimilable With passionate intelligence Becker conjures them for me and I identify Joan Larkin Robin Becker s Backtalk makes us think back The dialogues are exciting and there is a lot to look at You may meet yourself in her book with Becker standing over your shoulder holding both her magnifying glass and mirror before you Off Our Backs Robin Becker s poems tell truths of a special kind Most of us know them already in our gut and groin Becker talks from the back of love about those undervalued repressed feelings that lovers often have difficulty being upfront about These poems are like one half of a dialogue social communication rather than solitary contemplations People almost always occasion them they are written to or about someone Valley Advocate
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Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 54695488-6
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Vendeur : Brodsky Bookshop, Taos, NM, Etats-Unis
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, inscribed by the author: "7 Nov. '82. For Phyllis, with good, warm wishes. Affectionately, Robin." This was signed the year of publication. A rare signed copy of this volume by an award-winning poet. 8vo (5.5 x 8.5 in.) Turquoise wraps with white & black lettering. A very clean, tight copy. Some evidence of wear on the cover but no gouges, scratches, etc. Rear cover has author photo and blurbs. The publisher is described as "A writers' cooperative with an emphasis on publishing poetry by women.". Inscribed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 001053
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