Jayne Cortez, Adrienne Rich, and the Feminist Superhero

This collection of essays on the topics of feminist voice, vision, and performance in political poetries by Jayne Cortez and Adrienne Rich includes visual art and commentary by the feminist sculptor Linda Stein. The book examines the rise of the American popular-culture female superhero—notably, Wonder Woman—exploring the textuality of female-poetic activism through this superhero theme.