Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her"A West Coast feminist and poet draws from myth, legend, history, religion, sociology, science, and other sources to trace the evolution of attitudes toward and perceptions of women and nature."--Goodreads website. |
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Page 75
... hands , still the odor stays . And because she is bestial , not fit for thought , she is clumsy with the dullness of ... hand reaches , the blanket is wrapped around , the arms hold this mulish daily grace , without which we do not ...
... hands , still the odor stays . And because she is bestial , not fit for thought , she is clumsy with the dullness of ... hand reaches , the blanket is wrapped around , the arms hold this mulish daily grace , without which we do not ...
Page 86
... hands are familiar . We know these hands . But we do not know these faces . This skin . Its smoothness ; its tightness . We shut our eyes . We try to turn away from ourselves . None of this fear of ourselves shows back to us in the face ...
... hands are familiar . We know these hands . But we do not know these faces . This skin . Its smoothness ; its tightness . We shut our eyes . We try to turn away from ourselves . None of this fear of ourselves shows back to us in the face ...
Page 203
... hands reach out into the snow and we wash this ice over our faces . As we awaken , our skin stings again . And as we push our bodies toward movement , we ache , and we feel pain again in our hands and our feet . We shiver . We are on ...
... hands reach out into the snow and we wash this ice over our faces . As we awaken , our skin stings again . And as we push our bodies toward movement , we ache , and we feel pain again in our hands and our feet . We shiver . We are on ...
Contents
MATTER | 5 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for Them | 56 |
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