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"The poems in this lyrical and personal collection have three main subject areas, united by the theme of being displaced. One section recounts the poet's experiences living and teaching in Hong Kong, where she has resided for two decades. Another concerns on memories of her early life and her feelings of attachment to her home country of Canada, and Ontario, where she grew up. A third section concerns her maternal Ukrainian-Canadian ancestors, especially the women, who underwent the hardships of pioneering on the Saskatchewan prairie, starting in 1911. "--
A vibrant, contemporary anthology of poetry by over 100 contributors from 24 countries. This collection is the first to capture the voices of women in the 21st century. Stellar work from literary luminaries such as Margaret Atwood, Erica Jong and Sharon Olds. Chapters are divided intuitively into: Woman as Creator; Woman as Family; Woman as Archetype; Woman as Explorer; Woman as Myth Maker; Woman as Home Maker; Woman as Landscape; Woman as Lover; Woman as Freedom Fighter; Woman as Keeper of Secrets; Woman as Keeper of Memories; Woman Ageing.
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During the Gilded Age, Jekyll Island, Georgia, was one of the most exclusive resort destinations in the United States. Owned by the most elite and inaccessible social club in America, a group whose members included Rockefellers, Pulitzers, Vanderbilts, Goulds, and Morgans, this quiet refuge in the Golden Isles was the perfect winter getaway for the wealthy new industrial class of the snowbound North. In this delightful book, a companion volume to The Jekyll Island Club: Southern Haven for America's Millionaires, June Hall McCash focuses on the social club's members and the "cottages" they built near the clubhouse between 1888 and 1928. Illustrated with hundreds of never-before-published phot...
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