Why God Is a Woman is a collection of poems written about a magical island where women rule and men are the second sex. It is also the story of a boy who, exiled from the island because he could not abide by its sexist laws, looks back with both nostalgia and bitterness and wonders: Why does God have to be a woman? Celebrated prose poet Nin Andrews creates a world both fantastic and familiar where all the myths, logic, and institutions support the dominance of women.

Sign & Breath is a new critical anthology that takes a different approach to exploring these questions: What is poetry? What defines voice? Featuring a range of contemporary artists, many of whom work across different mediums and genres, Sign & Breath introduces the reader to one page that sings in any genre – prose, fiction, poetry, spoken word, hybrid forms, and song – across diverse traditions. Rather than define poetry as a genre with conventions, traditions, codes, a...

»Ein mitreißendes Porträt der Leidenschaft und Tatkraft wandernder Autorinnen – und der Weisheit, zu der sie auf ihren Wegen durch die Welt fanden.« Raynor Winn, Bestsellerautorin von "Der Salzpfad"In einer Welt, die von Männern entworfen und selbstbewusst in Besitz genommen wurde, wurden Frauen traditionell andere Rollen als die der Denkerin zugebilligt. Doch auch sie haben sich schon immer in dieser Welt bewegt. Sie haben Landschaften erkundet, Berge erklommen od...