Who This Author Is

Alicia Suskin Ostriker has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 3 catalog-linked books across 1987 to 2014, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Stealing the Language: The Emergence of Women's Poetry in America and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1987 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and Rutgers Univ Pr.

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Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Houghton Mifflin and Rutgers Univ Pr

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1987 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and Rutgers Univ Pr.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Stealing the Language: The Emergence of Women's Poetry in America

    Houghton Mifflin • 1987 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1987 • 315 pages.

  2. Imaginary Lover

    University of Pittsburgh Press • 2014 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. The Nakedness of the Fathers: Biblical Visions and Revisions

    Rutgers Univ Pr • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 276 pages.

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