Ina Coolbrith: The Bittersweet Song of California's First Poet Laureate

by Aleta George

Book Overview

In post-Gold Rush San Francisco, Ina Coolbrith was known as the pearl of her tribe, a tribe that included Bret Harte, Mark Twain, and John Muir. Jack London and Isadora Duncan considered her their literary godmother, and John Greenleaf Whittier knew more of her poems by heart than she did his. Regardless of the acclaim from others, Coolbrith met with a series of challenges throughout her life that tested her devotion to her art. In the end, she put...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 098612401X
• ISBN13: 9780986124013
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Shifting Plates Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Grade 12 to Postsecondary