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Marge Piercy, author portrait
© Ira Wood

Marge Piercy

MARGE PIERCY is the author of nineteen previous poetry collections, a memoir, seventeen novels, five nonfiction books, and a book of short stories. Her work has been translated into twenty-three languages, and she has received many honors, including the Golden Rose, the oldest poetry award in the country. She lives on Cape Cod with her husband, Ira Wood, the novelist, memoirist, community radio interviewer, and essayist, and their four cats. She has given readings, lectures, or workshops at more than five hundred venues in the U.S. and abroad.
On the Way Out, Turn Off the Light
Made in Detroit
The Hunger Moon
The Crooked Inheritance
The Art of Blessing the Day
Woman on the Edge of Time
Small Changes
What Are Big Girls Made Of?
He, She and It
Mars and Her Children
My Mother's Body
Circles on the Water
THE MOON IS ALWAYS FEMALE

Books

On the Way Out, Turn Off the Light
Made in Detroit
The Hunger Moon
The Crooked Inheritance
The Art of Blessing the Day
Woman on the Edge of Time
Small Changes
What Are Big Girls Made Of?
He, She and It
Mars and Her Children
My Mother's Body
Circles on the Water
THE MOON IS ALWAYS FEMALE

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