In The Company Of Women: An Anthology Of Wit & Wisdom, Sass & Class - Softcover

Skies, Apryl; Winski, Alicia; Solari, Camille; Larson, Peggy Anne; Whiteley, Petra; Argyris, Sophia; Grossman, Melissa; Knepper, Carol; Newberry, Martina Reisz; Bratten, April Michelle; Prew, Gillian; Thayer, L K; Corcoran, Jacqui; Unger, Lois Michal; Ledger, Samantha; Wilson, Jessica; Clevenger, Wanda Morrow; Moore, Barbara; Wimberley, Gloria J; Moradian, Cklara; Leila A. Fortier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 057810248X ISBN 13: 9780578102481

Publisher: Edgar & Lenore's Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

In The Company of Women is an enthusiastic look at the heartfelt dynamics of relationships between women presented in varying forms of poetry, memoir, commentary, quotes and artwork. From laughter to tears, In the Company of Women is a book born of life histories and the journeys taken and navigated by women of wit and wisdom, sass and class. Authors include; Alicia Winski, Amanda LaPera, Annie Brodrick, Annie Hilerio, April Michelle Bratten, Apryl Skies, Barbara Moore, Bina Gupta, Camille Solari, Candice James, Carol Knepper, Carol McAdoo Rehme, Catharine Grasty, Cristina Umpfenbach-Smyth, Cklara Moradian,Gillian Prew, Gloria J. Wimberley, Helena Hunter, Jacqui Corcoran, Jessica Wilson, Karen Jones, Kate Lamberg, Katherine L. Gordon, Kimberley Rockdale, Lauri Langston, Leila A. Fortier, L.K. Thayer, Lois Michal Unger, Martina Reisz Newberry, Melissa Grossman, Pam Lampe, Paula Lietz, Peggy Anne Larson, Petra Whiteley, R. V. Reyes, Sadie Harris, Samantha Ledger, Sheila Crawford, Sheila Hageman, Silver Corbin, Sophia Argyris, Stephanie Bryant Anderson, Teri Louise Kelly, Tracie Skarbo, Trish Falin, Wanda Morrow Clevenger

About this title

From the Back Cover:

A portion of proceeds for each book sold goes to Doctors Without Borders.

The elephant in the room is armed with breastplates
Each time a woman's name is called we hurl our
collective breath ~Barbara Moore

"And whether we cover our hallowed heads
with burqa, babushka, or bandana...
blessèd blood of universal Oneness
circulates in sacred course through varied veins." ~Carol Knepper

IN THE COMPANY OF WOMEN: An Anthology of Wit & Wisdom, Sass & Class, is an international collection of carefully selected poetry, short story and memoir. Upon opening this collaborative journal readers will be drawn in by the candid honesty of each passage. Every woman is a story and these are life histories of truth, perspective, survival and resiliency.


From whimsy and humor, tragedy to touching memoir, this collection is full spectrum and never without substance. These are written accounts of the impact women have on one another, exploring the depths of feminine interaction.


This anthology is not only written by women of a variety of backgrounds, but is an intimate look inside the lives of women from around the globe revealing that common thread of emotion exclusive to the female gender. Celebrate with us the good times, laugh with us and cry while our stories either approach the trying times with levity or take it to the heart of experience.


Pour yourself a spot of tea, a cup of Joe or shake up a Cosmo (we won't judge), put your feet up and get cozy In the Company of Women.

About the Author:

"I am a story..." Cklara Moradian

IN THE COMPANY OF WOMEN broke the mold right out the poetic gate... a collection of carefully selected poetry, short story and memoir with so many facets, this body of work seems almost difficult to define.

From suburban backgrounds to groundbreaking histories of the oppressed; this colorful anthology reveals personal truths by women of yesterday, today and tomorrow. The literature contained within contradicts the conception of feminine frailty with simple beauty, complex emotion and the catharsis of survival and sustenance. Every woman is a story and whether dynamic, humorous or tragic, this collection is an intimate look at relationships between women, female bonds and the effect of these interactions upon their lives and complicated sensibilities.

This is not exclusively a tribute to a mother's love, sister bonds or close friendships between women, but rather a testament of strength, experience and humor hidden in the awkward moments of realization, the epiphany of cyclic change or the confrontation toward what many women feel helpless to change. There is hope and tragedy in truth, beauty and wisdom in experience and this balance is the essence of what defines our histories.

Within this archive, poet Gloria Wimberley and Author Apryl Skies approach their experience with whimsy, hope and compassion, while writer Alicia Winski reigns as Queen of Brutal Honesty, delivering an abrupt literary snakebite. Wanda Morrow Clevenger is a refreshing dose of sagacity and poetic undertone, brimming with nostalgia and creativity. Writer Barbara Moore is always a bullet into fruit; taking a poignant approach to the poetic path, never a dull blade. Cklara Moradian; a human rights activist, who has broken through the confines of human cruelty, urging us all to live by peaceful means and grander intention. Each of these voices, along with the many others included, welcome you to experience the many journeys shared within.

About this edition

• Publisher: Edgar & Lenore's Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 057810248X
• ISBN 13: 9780578102481
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162