A Misplaced Woman — Marcy Heidish

This stunning book was designed to read like a novel--and a page-turner, at that. An intriguing narrator presents a creative look at the most unsung heroines of all: homeless women. Here, they are portrayed through engaging, edgy, and accessible poetry. The result is eye-opening, absorbing and unforgettable.
Marcy Heidish, author of many books on heroines (A Woman Called Moses, etc) worked as a volunteer with homeless women for almost twenty years. She knows her subject--and knows how to deepen your understanding of the shadowy women in urban streets and shelters. Without romanticizing the homeless or depressing the reader, A Misplaced Woman penetrates material that is tough and, at times, tender. This book is a tour-de-force that may change the way you see yourself and your world.
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Ms. Heidish holds a B.A. With Honors from Vassar College and an M.A. With Distinction from The American University. She has taught at Georgetown, Fordham, George Washington, and Howard Universities. Marcy is an award-winning author of 16 books: fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. She is the recipient of a National Endowment Fellowship Grant, a Schubert Fellowship,
and other awards.
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Praise for the poetry of Marcy Heidish:
Kirkus Reviews, featuring Where Do Things Go? as one of its Books of the Month, described the work as "a powerful collection of poetry in which humor is tinged with sadness, and grief is leavened with warmth....
Poems full of linguistic delights and keen emotion."