315 pages, indexed. The front end paper is clipped at the head and carries a gift inscription; the spine is cracked between page 88-89 without affecting the binding, else clean, unmarked and solid. "Stealing the Language: The Emergence of Women's Poetry in America probes the origins and significance of contemporary women's poetry and examines the works of such diverse poets as Denise Levertov, Gwendolyn Brooks, Maxine Kumin, Lucille Clifton, May Swenson, and Judy Grahn"