The speaker of these poems has been many selves: a child in New York City, a teenager handing out leaflets at demonstrations, a lover making a feast of olives and wine, a young mother pushing a baby stroller in San Francisco, an office worker inside a barren cubicle, and an older woman trying online dating for the first time. Loved ones have been lost along the way, but what persists is a sense of joy and wonder at the richness of life's experiences. Lenore Weiss speaks for a generation of women who saw "liberation" become a reality in their lifetimes, and for all women. - Julie Kane, former Louisiana Poet Laureate and author of Rhythm & Booze, Jazz Funeral, and Paper Bullets