The Color of the Heart: Writing from Struggle & Change 1959-1990

by Susan Sherman

The Color of the Heart gives an eyewitness account of the controversies of the last three decades over feminist, political, and literary issues as only a poet and political activist totally engaged in the events could perceive and write about them—highlighting sexuality, gay liberation, psychoanalysis, and the impact of deconstruction on both politics and art.

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1990

About the author

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Susan Sherman is a poet, a playwright, an essayist, an editor, and a cofounder of IKON magazine who also opened IKONbooks, a bookstore which served as a cultural and movement center. She has had 12 plays produced off-off-Broadway, has published seven collections of poetry, and is the author of the memoir America’s Child: A Woman’s Journey through the Radical Sixties. Her work has been published in many periodicals and anthologies, including the American Poetry Review and the Nation. Rona L. Holub is a historian, a teacher, and the director of the Women’s History Graduate Program at Sarah Lawrence College. She specializes in women’s history, urban/immigrant history, especially that of New York City. She serves on the board of All Out Arts, Fighting Prejudice Through the Arts, and is a licensed New York City Tour Guide. Colleen McKay, is a photographer whose work has been featured on book covers and exhibited in such venues as the Henry Street Playhouse. She is the former staff photographer for IKON magazine. They all live in New York City.