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Sixty-nine poems by six of the most admired women Romantic writers--English, Scottish, Irish, and American: Dorothy Wordsworth (William Wordsworth's sister), Joanna Baillie, Eliza Townsend, Mary Tighe, Sara Coleridge (Samuel Taylor Coleridge's daughter), and Caroline Bowles Southey. Each in her own way, they all broke with the poetic conventions of the past, writing in ordinary language about ordinary people, and approaching the traditional subjects of poetry with fresh eyes. Comedy and tragedy, love and hatred, life and death, oppression and freedom--they're all here.

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Dorothy Wordsworth (1771-1855) was a Romantic poet and prose writer and the sister of one of the period's most famous poets, William Wordsworth. Dorothy was an avid naturalist and many of her works explore themes of nature. Though she did not publish during her lifetime, many of her journals and poems have been published posthumously. In later years, she struggled with addictions to opium and laudanum, and William acted as her main caretaker as her health deteriorated until his death in 1850. She died five years later. Mary Tighe (1772-1810) was born in Dublin, married a young Irish Member of Parliament, and died at Woodstock Estate, County Kilkenny, after a long struggle with tuberculosis. She is remembered as the author of the privately printed poem Psyche, which made its way in the world virtually by its merits alone, unheralded by the usual methods of promotion and publicity. Nightfire is the new horror imprint from Tor. For more information visit www.tornightfire.com. Evan Blackmore, a psychiatrist, public speaker, radio broadcaster, and editor and translator of classic works of literature and philosophy, has published recordings of many poems ranging in date from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Much of his work during the past forty-five years has been done in collaboration with his wife, Marie, who often records with him. Evan Blackmore, a psychiatrist, public speaker, radio broadcaster, and editor and translator of classic works of literature and philosophy, has published recordings of many poems ranging in date from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Much of his work during the past forty-five years has been done in collaboration with his wife, Marie, who often records with him. Marie and Evan Blackmore have worked as editors and translators of classic works of literature and philosophy, and have published audio recordings of many poems ranging in date from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

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