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American Women Writers Project

In this guide you will find lists of authors, books, and other digital and print resources to complete the English 11 American women writers project.

Modern Women Poets & Playwrights

 

Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)

 

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Mona Van Duyn (1921-2004)

 

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Anne Sexton (1928-1974)

 

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Louise Glück (1942-)

 

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Julia Alvarez (1950-)

 

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Natasha Trethewey (1966-)

 

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Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000)

 

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Maxine Kumin (1925-2014)

 

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Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)

 

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Kay Ryan (1945-)

 

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Rita Dove (1952-)

 

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Tracy K. Smith (1972-)

 

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American poet, essayist, and feminist Adrienne Rich outside the Warwick Hotel on November 17, 2006, in New York City.

 

 

 

Adrienne Rich (1929-2012)

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Amy Tan at arrivals for The Great American Read grand finale on PBS at Masonic Hall, New York, New York, on October 21, 2018.

 

 

Amy Tan (1952- )

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