Born of a Woman

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Born of a Woman

poetry by Knight

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Etheridge Knight
In Born of a Woman (1980)—a work that balances personal suffering with affirmation—he introduced the concept of the poet as a “meddler” who forms a trinity with the poem and the reader. Much of his verse was collected in The Essential Etheridge Knight (1986).
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In Born of a Woman (1980)—a work that balances personal suffering with affirmation—he introduced the concept of the poet as a “meddler” who forms a trinity with the poem and the reader. Much of his verse was collected in The Essential Etheridge Knight (1986).
Read More