From Sappho's early call-to-action, "become a voice," to Emily Dickinson's universally edifying "hope is the thing with feathers," this exquisite illustrated collection of poetry, excerpts, and musings from pioneering women writers is a unique, artful compendium. A great gift for those who want to enjoy and share the work of classic literature's foundational, remarkable women writers.
This artful pocket edition is illustrated by Obvious State Founder, Evan Robertson and is printed in the United States on beautiful premium paper.
INCLUDED WRITERS
Jane Austen, Ida B Wells, Virginia Woolf, Edna St Vincent Millay, Charlotte Bronte, Zora Neale Hurston, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Kate Chopin, Harriet Jacobs, Willa Cather, Mary Shelley, Murasaki Shikibu, Frances Harper, Zitkala-Sa and more.
DETAILS
Obvious State is a creative studio and publisher founded by Nichole and Evan Robertson in 2011.
We make bold, illustrated editions and fine art drawn from the classics.
Our books and prints are available in our shop and in bookstores and boutiques nationwide.
Our work has been featured at The Folger Shakespeare Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The American Writers Museum, The Emily Dickinson Museum, The Library of Congress, The Getty Museum, The Museum of Contemporary Art and more.
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Provocative visuals paired with punctuated language, full of surprising visual metaphors, subtext, and insider nudges that reveal themselves slowly.
Our pocket editions are portable art objects made to collect, share, and inspire moments of quiet reflection in an overstimulated digital world.
We’re drawn to language that has stood the test of time, insights that strike a chord, poetry that stretches the imagination, and philosophy that prompts critical thinking.
