Xanthippe and Her Friends - Paperback
Xanthippe and Her Friends - Paperback
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by Diane Kistner (Editor), Beate Sigriddaughter (Author)
Beate Sigriddaughter has dedicated this collection of poetry to Xanthippe, the "not exactly beloved" wife of the revered philosopher Socrates. Xanthippe's name was used for a long time as a synonym for "shrew." Sigriddaughter says that, having lived "for many years among wise and also unwise men, I want to honor her memory, together with the memory of all women, sung or unsung, who have bravely made and continue to make their way through this complicated existence of questionable attitudes with grace and rage and sadness and joy."
Author Biography
Named poet laureate of Silver City, New Mexico (Land of Enchantment) in 2017, Beate Sigriddaughter grew up in Nürnberg, Germany, where she began her trajectory of enchantment a five-minute walk from the castle. Alternate playgrounds were World War II bomb ruins. She has also lived in Ireland, Lesotho, and Canada. Her work has received several Pushcart Prize nominations and a handful of poetry awards. Her keen interest in women's status in the world led her to create the blog Writing In A Woman's Voice where she publishes other women's writing.
