An extensive anthology of poetry by women, including most of the masters of the last half of the 20th century--Atwood, Levertov, Dove, Kumin, Swenson, Sexton, Forche, Grahn, Kenyon. The book is divided into themes, into which perhaps, another reader would place the poems differently. Some of the themes: Generations, identity, birth, defiance, the body, simple blessings, mothering, work, and--you knew it was coming--illness and death. Nonetheless, there is a wide variety of poems by a wide variety of women with craft. What's not to like? ( )