Colleen S. Harris – författare

In these 59 essays, published female poets share a wealth of practical advice and inspiration. Aimed at students and aspiring and experienced poets alike, the essays address such topics as the women's collective writing experience, tips on teaching in numerous contexts, the publishing process, and essential wisdom to aid the poet in her chosen vocation.

Throughout history, men have prayed to gods and poets have interpreted ancient myths for new audiences. But what about women? With sections on teaching and modern writing, this collection of new essays examines how modern female poets--including H.D., Louise Gluck, Ruth Fainlight, Rita Dove, Sylvia Plath and others--have subverted classical expectations in interpreting such legends as Persephone, Helen and Eurydice. Other mythological figures are also explored and rewritten, including Buddhism's Kwan Yin, Celtic Macha, the Aztecs' Coatlicue, Pele of Hawaii, India's Sita, Sumer's Inanna, Yemonja of the Yoruba and many more.

Whether you’re a new academic library director or a goal-minded manager, you can take concrete steps to gain and strengthen the leadership skills necessary for the job. That’s the empowering message of this new collection which combines recent data with critical reflection to illuminate the path ahead. Featuring contributions from seasoned veterans sharing several careers’ worth of lessons learned, this bookoffers a thorough introductory review on the data and literature concerning academic library directorship;explores key facets of beginning leadership such as surviving the first year, the art of asking, and becoming a supervisor;deals with strategic planning, team-building, shared governance, forming and maintaining important relationships, community outreach, and other crucial skills;discusses safety, personnel-related legal issues, building a new library, managing change, and other potentially stressful situations; andincludes references to additional sources for further in-depth study. This work offers a starting point from which academic library directors and aspirants can learn about various leadership skills and then plan their own professional development accordingly.