Marge Piercy

Marge Piercy's life as a poet and novelist has been informed by her political activism, her feminism and her Judaism. Her work—which includes fifteen books of poetry, sixteen novels and the memoir Sleeping with Cats—is marked by humanity and empathy, focusing frequently on the disenfranchised and the alienated in society.

Institution: Sylvia Edwards, Longview Community College

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Marge Piercy." (Viewed on December 3, 2024) <https://jwa.org/media/piercy-marge-small-still-image>.