Tribes by Martha Courtot

'...Tribe, published in 1977, offers eleven poems that integrate hard daily truths as they link emotions with the natural world. Like most of Courtot’s work, they describe a world of imagination and spirit. She envisions cultural myths to provide a context for living. Echoing the French writer Monique Wittig, she says, “If there is no history, I can invent it.” “What is a woman? What woman?” she asks, and answers, “Hush. Stone knows...' ~ Adrienne Lauby

Details

Copyright Date1990
Publication Date1990
PublisherOx Head Press
FormatSoftcover
No. of Pages15
LanguageEnglish
Notes15 unnumbered pages, miniature book bound with thread, one of 300 copies in paper cover. Approximately 2.5x3 inches. Volume 3 of Minnesota Miniatures.

First published in 1977 as the last chapter in the lesbian activist poet's book, Tribe.

One blue cover, one white cover.
RatingNot Rated
GenrePoetry