All American Girl

Winner of the 1996 Lambda Book Award for Lesbian Poetry.

"With poignancy, honesty, and grace, Becker contends with the messy implications of her lesbian sexuality, Jewish identity, and sister's suicide. . . . Becker is acutely aware of, and devastated by, her many losses, but emerges defiant and admirably without regret or shame."

--Boston Review

Author: Robin Becker
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 02/08/1996
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.94w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780822955801
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/18/1995 pg. 52

About the Author
Robin Becker, professor of English and women's studies at The Pennsylvania State University, is the author of six collections of poetry, including The Horse Fair, All-American Girl, and Giacometti's Dog. In 2002, the Frick Art and Historical Center in Pittsburgh published Venetian Blue, a limited-edition chapbook of Becker's art poems. Becker is the recipient of individual fellowships from the Bunting Institute, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2000, she won the George W. Atherton III Award for Excellence in Teaching from Penn State. For the Women's Review of Books, Becker writes a column on poetry called "Field Notes" and serves as poetry editor.