This startling debut packages eros, motherhood, divorce, and a lesbian choice into a first book that knows that the narrative of transformation ultimately transcends the specific circumstances of the journey. In selecting
Unravelling at the Name
, Marilyn Hacker wrote: "Here is a new voice accomplished both in mind and music, a poet with perfect pitch in her mother tongue."
Jenny Factor
received her A.B. summa cum laude from Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges in 1991, and her M.F.A. from Bennington College.
Hayden Carruth Award Winners:
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