The Hour of My Death
A Journal of the Year After I Died
$28.04
- Paperback
260 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2026
Summary
Marge Piercy’s last work is a testimony to her legacy.
After revered poet, writer, and feminist icon Marge Piercy dies in a medical emergency in October 2022, only to be resuscitated, she wakes to create her legacy piece. The Hour of My Death: A Journal of the Year After I Died is a personal narrative in the Japanese Zuihitsu literary form that encompasses diary-style entries, recipes, gardening advice and her luminous poetry, all detailing a joyful year of l…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798897400355 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Marge Piercy |
| Publisher: | Sibylline Press |
| Imprint: | Sibylline Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 260 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 139mm x 215mm |
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Marge Piercy
Marge Piercy has published seventeen novels, most recently Sex Wars. Two early novels, Dance the Eagle to Sleep and Vida, have been republished with introductions by Piercy. She is also the author of a new collection of short stories, The Cost of Lunch, Etc.
She has authored twenty poetry collections, most recently On The Way Out, Turn Off the Light. Her other books include a memoir, Sleeping with Cats, and five nonfiction books. Her CD of feminist and political poems is titled Louder, we can’t hear you (Yet!).
Her work has been translated into twenty-three languages. She has given over 570 readings, speeches, and workshops internationally. Piercy has been active in feminist, left, and environmental causes since high school. She shares her home on Cape Cod with her husband, Ira Wood, and three cats.
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