Sandra M. Gilbert
Sandra M. Gilbert is the author of numerous volumes of criticism and poetry, as well as a memoir. She is coeditor (with Susan Gubar) of The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women. A Distinguished Professor of English emerita at the University of California, Davis, she lives in Berkeley, California.
Awards
Books by Sandra M. Gilbert
"Sandra Gilbert's poems are beautifully situated at the intersection of craft and feeling."—Billy CollinsMore
An ambitious, intricately wrought corona of sonnets ponders the nature of belonging in every sense of the word.More
"The range of this new collection is exciting. Gilbert travels along the shifting boundaries of past and present with wonderful deftness, making Jackson Heights into a magic kingdom. I love this rich ethnic mix."--Maxine KuminMore
"The most comprehensive multidisciplinary contemplation of mortality we are likely to get."--Thomas Lynch, New York Times Book ReviewMore
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Here in her intense and beautiful fifth collection, Sandra Gilbert gathers the poems she wrote in memory of her husband's unexpected and inexplicable death.More
"[Her] poems startle on every page: at times they bring your heart to your throat."—Peter Dale ScottMore
A unique collection of verse about maternity and the celebration of motherhood, MotherSongs brings together for the first time a range of classic and contemporary poems from the United States, Great Britain, and Canada.More
Third Edition / Volume(s): Two-Volume Set
Long the standard teaching anthology, the landmark Norton Anthology of Literature by Women has introduced generations of readers to the rich variety of women’s writing in English.More
A collection of essays that reexamine literature through a feminist gaze from
"one of our most versatile and gifted writers" (Joyce Carol Oates).More