The Mother/Child Papers
| Author | : Alicia Suskin Ostriker |
| Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Total Pages | : 101 |
| Release | : 2009-02-22 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780822978268 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0822978261 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (261 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Mother/Child Papers by : Alicia Suskin Ostriker
Download or read book The Mother/Child Papers written by Alicia Suskin Ostriker and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2009-02-22 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1970, as the war in Vietnam was heating up, Ostriker was awaiting the birth of her son. On April 30, President Nixon announced the bombing of Cambodia. On May 14, four students were shot and killed by National Guardsmen at Kent State University. The poems in this collection confront Ostriker’s personal tumult as she considered the world she had brought her son into.