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The Muse in the Body
- A Collection of Erotic Poetry
- Narrated by: Anne Waldman, Olga Broumas, Brenda Coultas, Julie Patton, Eleni Sikélianòs, Jorie Graham, Marina Tsvetayeva, Anne Sexton
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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Summary
How have women poets approached the question of eros throughout history? This gathering explores the poetry of both physical and spiritual longing and fulfillment from ancient Greece to New York's East Village. Sappho, Mirabai, H.D., Emily Dickinson, Mary Oliver, and 20 other women poets express all the facets of desire in 50 poems.
The complete list of poets includes Anne Waldman, Olga Broumas, Brenda Coultas, Julie Patton, Eleni Sikélianòs, Jorie Graham, H.D., Emily Dickinson, Marina Tsvetayeva, and Anne Sexton.
©1996 Selected and arranged by Catherine Bartlett (P)1996, 2017 Audio Literature / Phoenix Books