Back to the Light: Poems

by George Ella Lyon

Book Overview

Acclaimed poet George Ella Lyon returns with a brilliant new collection that traces the arc of a woman's life from girlhood to mature womanhood. In answer to the first poem, "Little Girl Who Knows Too Much," Lyon embarks on a journey from a child who was silenced to "Some Big Loud Woman" who claims the right to a voice. Along the way she meets allies and guides including Dickinson, Woolf, Mary Travers, Grace Paley, and the giver of dreams. As sailors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813181151
• ISBN13: 9780813181158
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up