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 160
... mountain . I was stone . I was water . I was shellfish and sea anemone and sea snail , I was fish , eel , urchin . I was plankton . I was seaweed and sea grass . Here I am black and polished and round , here I am yellow 160 PASSAGE.
... mountain . I was stone . I was water . I was shellfish and sea anemone and sea snail , I was fish , eel , urchin . I was plankton . I was seaweed and sea grass . Here I am black and polished and round , here I am yellow 160 PASSAGE.
Page 183
... plankton sinks deeper , as it would in calm waters , she read ) But we say that to her passion , she brought lucidity ( it sinks out of the light , and it is only the turbulence of the sea , she read ) and to her vision , she gave the ...
... plankton sinks deeper , as it would in calm waters , she read ) But we say that to her passion , she brought lucidity ( it sinks out of the light , and it is only the turbulence of the sea , she read ) and to her vision , she gave the ...
Page 223
... plankton disappearing , crusta- ceans gone , clams , worms , sponges , what we see now floating in these pools , fish , birds flying close to the waters . This bird with the scarlet shoulders . This bird with the yellow throat . And the ...
... plankton disappearing , crusta- ceans gone , clams , worms , sponges , what we see now floating in these pools , fish , birds flying close to the waters . This bird with the scarlet shoulders . This bird with the yellow throat . And the ...
Contents
MATTER | 5 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for Them | 56 |
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