de Vries, Rachel (Guido)

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DE VRIES, Rachel (Guido)

DE VRIES, Rachel (Guido). American, b. 1947. Genres: Novels, Poetry, Essays, Gay and lesbian issues. Career: Syracuse University, Humanistic Studies Center, instructor of creative writing; Community Writers' Project, Syracuse, co-founder and co-director, 1984-. Alternate Literary Programs in the Schools, poet-in-residence, 1984-. Nurse, in the U.S. and in Kenya, 1968-78; Women's Writers' Center, Cazenovia, NY, resident faculty member and co-director, 1978-82. Publications: An Arc of Light, 1978; (with others) Learning Our Way: Essays in Feminist Education, 1983; Tender Warriors, 1986; Anthology: The Voices We Carry: Recent Italian American Women's Fiction, 1994; How to Sing to DAGO (poetry), 1995; The Gambler's Daughter, 2001. Address: c/o Firebrand Books, 141 The Commons, Ithaca, NY 14850, U.S.A.

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