On the Cusp of a Dangerous Year

by Lee Ann Roripaugh

Lady Murasaki wrote in The Tale of Genji that thirty-seven is "a dangerous year" for women. Evoking the styles of Murasaki and other women writers of the Heian-period Japanese court, Lee Ann Roripaugh presents a collection of confessional poems charting the course of that perilous year. Roripaugh, in both an homage to and a dialogue with women writers of the past, explores the trials of women facing the treacherous waters of time while losing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809329298
• ISBN13: 9780809329298
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.3" x 9.0"