“Unearthing Secrets: Judith Barrington’s Virginia’s Apple Reveals the Heart and Soul Beneath Shared Memories”
“In the seventies and early eighties,” Barrington writes, “poetry was at the heart of the women’s movement, haunted by Muriel Rukeyser’s famous lines: ‘What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? / The world would split open.’”
Thankfully, Barrington is now comfortable telling her own truths — and, along the way, she inspires other women to add their voices to the joyous chorus.
Meet the Contributor
Sarah Evans is an Oregon writer and social justice activist who tries to raise marginalized voices by reviewing books written by and about people of color, women, and those who identify as LGBTQ+. She has an MFA in nonfiction writing from Pacific University.
