In close readings of Dickinson, Moore, H.D., and Rich, the author makes a new argument about the division that permeates their poetic speaking subjects.

This is the first critical volume devoted to the full range of women's postmodern works, including some of the most respected writers and critics in the contemporary avant-garde.

Never before published, The Sword Went Out to Sea is a semi-autobiographical novel that combines H.D.'s interest in the occult and her experiences during the Blitz, shedding light on the aesthetics and origins of literary modernism.

This critical anthology of poetry by and interviews with contemporary women poets represents an important step in charting a history of women’s poetry in America.