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 137
... becomes radioactive . The pure radium burns itself away . Now this substance has entered her hands . Her skin is burned . There are open sores . The lenses of her eyes become opaque . She cannot see . She has pains in her arms . She is ...
... becomes radioactive . The pure radium burns itself away . Now this substance has entered her hands . Her skin is burned . There are open sores . The lenses of her eyes become opaque . She cannot see . She has pains in her arms . She is ...
Page 160
... become . This round cavern , motion turned back on itself , the follower be- comes the followed , moon in the sky , the edge becoming the center , what is buried emerges , light dying over the water , what is unearthed is stunning , the ...
... become . This round cavern , motion turned back on itself , the follower be- comes the followed , moon in the sky , the edge becoming the center , what is buried emerges , light dying over the water , what is unearthed is stunning , the ...
Page 202
... become as plain as the landscape around us . And the rhythms of our bodies , moving stead- ily through these drifts , have become slow . Hour after hour things appear to be the same . Yet the drifts grow deeper . This landscape seems to ...
... become as plain as the landscape around us . And the rhythms of our bodies , moving stead- ily through these drifts , have become slow . Hour after hour things appear to be the same . Yet the drifts grow deeper . This landscape seems to ...
Contents
MATTER | 5 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for Them | 56 |
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