Christian McEwen
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WorksTomboys! Feisty Girls & Spirited Women
Louisa May Alcott was a tomboy, as was her heroine, Jo March. But Jo, like almost all literary tomboys, was tamed once she reached adolescence. Real-life tomboys tell a different story. In this lively, inspiring documentary, interviews with African-American teenager, Jay Gillespie; firefighter, Tracy Driscoll; lesbian artist, Nancy Brooks Brody; and political activist "Granny D," are intercut with personal photographs and archival footage to celebrate tomboys of all ages. In the Wake of Home
Meadowlark Press, 2004. 93 pages. ISBN: 0-87233-134-2. In the Wake of Home is a volume of acute tenderness: for a father’s drinking, a sister’s death by drowning ... and above all for the vulnerable child self that remains alive in the grown woman who seeks “a way to praise.” --Alicia Ostriker The Alphabet of the Trees: A Guide to Nature Writing
ed. Christian McEwen & Mark Statman (Teachers & Writers, 2000). 308 pages. ISBN:0-915924-63-3. The Alphabet of the Trees is a suberb collection of essays about the teaching of nature writing, including poems, field journals, fiction and nonfiction. It is a practical handbook, an introduction to nature writing, nature poetry and fieldwork, and a guide to some basic strategies for teachers at all levels. Jo’s Girls: Tomboy Tales of High Adventure, True Grit & Real Life
ed. Christian McEwen (Beacon Press, 1997). 321 pages. ISBN:0807062111 Louisa May Alcott's Jo March inspired generations of ardent tomboys. But by the end of Little Women, Jo's fiery spirit had been tamed. How, asks Christian McEwen, in her anthology, Jo’s Girls, might one carry that spirit forward into the adult life? |
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