Carolyn Kizer
Carolyn Kizer (1925-2014) was a founding editor of Poetry Northwest and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for Yin. She taught and lectured widely and was a feminist writer and spokesperson widely remembered for Mermaids in the basement: poems for women. Her final book was Cool, Calm, and Collected: Poems 1960-2000 (Copper Canyon, 2001). Her poem "Eleutheria" was first printed in Shenandoah 49/2. Eleutheria
She was named Eleutheria, Which means “Freedom” in both ancient and modern Greek. In translating it, she altered the meaning. Freedom was not in her vocabulary. Hers was a jealous nature; she didn’t care For the poets who were her … Continue reading