11. Gloria Anzaldua
This Chicana/Tejana/lesbian feminist wrote books that blended poetry and prose, theory and imagery, and even English and Spanish.
12. Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood has been publishing poetry since the 1960s. She is also well-known for her novels such as The Handmaid’s Tale and her wise social commentary and feminism.
13. Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1950 and was known for writing about the lives of African-Americans.
14. Lorna Dee Cervantes
When her “debut” poetry collection was published in 1981, she was already active in the Chicano movement and had been praised for her poetry that bridged two cultures.
15. Lucille Clifton
Langston Hughes was the first to publish Lucille Clifton in an anthology; her first collection came out in 1969.
16. Rita Dove
Rita Dove is a Pulitzer Prize winner and a former U.S. Poet Laureate.
17. Judy Grahn
Writer and feminist active in the lesbian and women’s spirituality movements.
18. Susan Griffin
Poet and playwright, Susan Griffin wrote "An Answer to a Man's Question, 'What Can I Do about Women's Liberation?'"