Italian Women Poets

Addressing the issue of gender in poetic discourse, this anthology includes the work of various 20th century Italian women poets. With interviews on the nature of poetry and the discussion of selected poems, the work attempts to answer the question of whether or not there can be an aesthetic distinction between male-and female-created poetry. Poets include Silvia Batisti, Mariella Bettarini, Antonella Carosella, Patrizia Cavalli, Biancamaria Frabotta, Luciana Frezza, Vera Gherarducci, Margherita Guidacci, Vivian Lamarque, Anna Malfaiera, Sandra Mangini, Dacia Maraini, Daria Menicanti, Elsa Morante, Gilda Musa, Guilia Niccolai, Rossana Ombres, Piera Oppezzo, Anna Maria Ortese, Antonia Pozzi, and Amelia Rosselli.Frabotta, Biancamaria is the author of 'Italian Women Poets' with ISBN 9781550711196 and ISBN 1550711199.