“Mary Kathleen McCrory adopted her androgynous pseudonym 'Valentine Ackland' to rid herself of the nickname 'Molly', when she decided to become a serious poet in the late 1920s.”
Where were the women of the so-called `Auden Generation'? During this era of rapidly changing gender roles,social values and world politics,women produced a rich variety of poetry. But until now their work has largely been lost or ignored;in Women's Poetry of the 1930s Jane Dowson finally redresses the balance and recovers women's place in the literary history of the interwar years. This comprehensive and beautifully edited collection includes: *Previously uncollected poems by authors such as Winifred Holtby and Naomi Mitchison *Poems which are now out of print,such as those by Vita Sackville-West and Frances Cornford *Poems previously neglected by poets including Ann Ridler and Sylvia Townsend Warner *An extensive critical introduction and individual biographies of each poet Poetry lovers,students and scholars alike will find Women's Poetry of the 1930s an invaluable resource and a collection to treasure.