Herself Defined HD and Her World Author:Barbara Guest The definitive biography of Hilda Doolittle (aka H.D.), the Imagist poet whose work redefined the course of womens writing throughout the twentieth century. A woman of great beauty, H.D. enthralled the literary worlds of London and Paris and counted among her intimates such figures as Ezra Pound--to whom she was briefly engaged--William Carlos W... more »illiams, Marianne Moore and D.H. Lawrence. Herself Defined not only helps to define this enigmatic force in modern literature and poetry, but also provides a fascinating glimpse into the heart and mind of an artist in her creative yet tormented search for self.
Barbara Guest is a distinguished poet whose works have been published widely in both the United States and Great Britain. Known for her poetic collaborations with visual artists, her books include FAIR REALISM (winner of the Lawrence J. Lipton Prize for Literature in 1990), THE ALTOS (1995, Limestone Editions, San Francisco) and THE COUNTESS FROM MINNEAPOLIS(1991, Burning Deck, Providence, R.I.) She currently resides in Berkeley,California.« less