We Used to Be Wives: Divorce Unveiled Through Poetry

Roth, Jane Butkin (Editor)

ISBN 10: 156474390X / ISBN 13: 9781564743909

Published by Fithian Press, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A., 2002

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No Edition Or Printing Stated. Signed And Dated 4/16/02, By The Author On The Title Page. Two Pages With Short Wrinkles At The Top Edges.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: We Used to Be Wives: Divorce Unveiled Through Poetry
• Publisher: Fithian Press, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156474390X
• ISBN 13: 9781564743909
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry

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Synopsis

This anthology is a collection of poems about divorce written by many women, each of whom has a different story. The poems are organized to reflect the stages of divorce, and they cover a wide range of emotions, from turmoil and dismay to triumph. This is finally a book about growth and empowerment. We Used To Be Wives includes poems by Susanne Bowers, Marge Piercy, Margaret Kaufman, and more.

About the Author

Jane Butkin Roth is a native of Oklahoma City who lives in Houston with her three children. Her writings have appeared in numerous publications worldwide, including Buffalo Bones, Cold Mountain Review, Houston Chronicle, and the Windsor Review. She has been a contributor to a number of anthologies including Suddenly Prose Poetry and Sudden Fiction (Stone River Press), Essential Love (Grayson Books), and Mothers and Daughters A Poetry Celebration (Harmony Books/Random House).