Piercy, Marge (1936–)
Piercy, Marge (1936–)
American novelist and poet. Born Mar 31, 1936, in Detroit, MI; dau. of Robert Douglas Piercy and Bert Bunnin Piercy; attended University of Michigan; m. Ira Wood, 1982.
Belonged to Students for a Democratic Society (1965–69); lectured and conducted workshops at many universities from late 1960s; novels include Going Down Fast (1969), Dance the Eagle to Sleep (1970), Woman on the Edge of Time (1976), Vida (1980), Fly Away Home (1984), Summer People (1987), The Longings of Women (1994), and Three Women (1999); poetry collections include Breaking Camp (1968), To Be of Use (1973), Circles on the Water: Selected Poems of Marge Piercy (1982), My Mother's Body (1985), Available Light (1985), and Early Grrrl (1999). Received Carolyn Kizer Poetry prize (1986, 1990) and Arthur C. Clarke award (1992).