Sleeping with One Eye Open

Women Writers and the Art of Survival

How do women writers cope with changes and juggle the demands in their already full lives to make time for their lives as artists?

How do women writers cope with changes and juggle the demands in their already full lives to make time for their lives as artists? In this anthology, noted female novelists, journalists, essayists, poets, and nonfiction writers address the old and new challenges of "doing it all" that face women writers as the twenty-first century approaches. With eloquence, sensitivity, and more than a touch of wry humor, Sleeping with One Eye Open relates positive stories from women who lead effective lives as artists, emphasizing how sources of inspiration, discipline, resourcefulness, and determination help them succeed despite the obstacle of "no time."

The title essay, Judith Ortiz Cofer's "The Woman Who Slept with One Eye Open," defines the collection. Cofer relates the ways in which a mythological story from her Puerto Rican culture gave her confidence and courage, encouraging her creative success and emphasizing the rewards of "women's

Contributor: Aleida Rodríguez (Contributions by), Alice Friman (Contributions by), Amy Fraser (Contributions by), Amy Ling (Contributions by), Colette Inez (Contributions by), Colleen McElroy (Contributions by), Denise Levertov (Contributions by), Eileen Tabios (Contributions by), Elaine Zimmerman (Contributions by), Hilda Raz (Contributions by), Janice Eidus (Contributions by), Joy Harjo (Contributions by), Julie Checkoway (Contributions by), Katherine Smith (Contributions by), Linda Marion (Contributions by), Lucy Ferriss (Contributions by), Lynna Williams (Contributions by), Mary Lewis (Contributions by), Pamela Walker (Contributions by), Patricia Clark (Contributions by), Sandra Benítez (Contributions by), Tess Gallagher (Contributions by), Tillie Olsen (Contributions by), Judith Ortiz Cofer (Edited by), Marilyn Kallet (Edited by), Estate of Lucille Clifton (Contributions by), Barbara Goldberg (Contributions by)

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