the women who hate ME.. Poetry 1980-1990
Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1991. Revised Edition. Octavo, publisher’s stiff illustrated paper wraps.
Signed revised edition of lesbian feminist writer Dorothy Allison’s debut book of poetry. A self-described "working class storyteller," Allison is best known for her fiction candidly engaging with queer survival and the enduring effects of poverty, bigotry, domestic violence, and sexual abuse. Published a year prior to her critically acclaimed novel Bastard Out of Carolina (1992), this collection presents a decade of her poetry confronting class and sexuality while celebrating promiscuity, sadomasochism, and butch-femme roles. Issued by lesbian feminist Nancy K. Bereano’s New York-based publishing venture Firebrand Books. Originally published, with fewer poems, in 1983. Signed by Allison to the title page. Fine. Item #12409
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