Building a Woman
Paperback 48 pages English February 15, 2021
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This collection of poems is a trajectory of one life-from girlhood to womanhood-with all the complications of family, the joy of friends, grief and loss, and ultimately finding lasting love. Meltvedt poetically weaves her experiences growing up as a doctor's daughter in California in the 1960s and 70s with the cultural expectations of women (and their reproductive lives) in the past and still today. Building a Woman also gives tribute to how we often find worth within prescribed family lives, but maybe more so through long-lasting female friendships. "Meltvedt's words ring out like bells and call to us like a friend, urging us to come visit; stay a while; enjoy." -Anara Guard, author of Hand on My Heart "...arresting images and precise language that chronicles a woman's journey to self-acceptance and love. -Jan Haag, author of Companion Spirit"Her writing takes my breath and rearranges me-in all of the best ways." -Jodi Angel, author of The History of Vegas and You Only Get Letters from Jail
- Author:
- Deborah Meltvedt
- Publisher:
- Poetry Box
- Publication Date:
- February 15, 2021
- Number of pages:
- 48 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1948461765
- ISBN-13:
- 9781948461764