I Am Becoming the Woman I'Ve Wanted
An anthology of poems, short prose, and photographs about women’s bodies, memory, age, sexuality, childbirth, and menopause. Through personal voices, it quietly explores how women come to understand their own physical selves.
Work Information
A candid and warm anthology that gathers women’s bodies and voices in one place.
Compiled by Paper-Mache Press, this anthology combines poems, short essays, and photographs to explore bodily change, pride, uncertainty, and resilience in women’s lives. It ranges across age, childbirth, desire, and illness without turning didactic.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Papier Mache Pr
- Published
- 1994-10-01
- Pages
- 218 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 18.42 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780918949493
- ISBN-10
- 0918949491
- Price
- 6098 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Nonfiction/Women's Studies
Stories, essays, and poems deal with women coming to terms with their appearance, sexuality, childbirth, menopause, and aging
Sandra Kay Martz founded Papier-Mache Press in 1984. Papier-Mache Press was known for publishing accessible books which presented important social issues through enduring works of beauty, grace, and strength, and created a bridge of understanding between the mainstream audience and those who might not otherwise be heard. As an editor and publisher, she has compiled several successful Papier-Mache Press anthologies including If I Had My Life to Live Over I Would Pick More Daisies, and I Am Becoming the Woman I've Wanted, a book that explores the powerful feelings women have about their bodies.
Reviews
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BUY IT! GREAT BOOK!
WONDERFUL!
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This book was okay.
I didn't enjoy this book as much as I did When I Am an Old Woman, I Shall Wear Purple. I compared it to this book and it didn't measure up. Others may like it better.
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Waaaay too much
I'm by no means a prude, but REALLY???????