Name/TitleJesusa
MakerShuttle, Penelope
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectPaperback novella titled 'Jesusa' by Penelope Shuttle.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 230 x W: 152 mm
Date Made1971
Period1970s
Place MadeScotland, Edinburgh
PublisherGranite Press
Publication Date1971
Publication PlaceEngland, Falmouth
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope_Shuttle:
Penelope Shuttle (born 12 May 1947) is a British poet. Born in Staines, Middlesex, Shuttle left school at 17. She wrote her first novel at the age of 20. She has lived in Falmouth, Cornwall since 1970. She married the poet Peter Redgrove (1932–2003) and they have a daughter, Zoe. They wrote the prose books The Wise Wound (1978), a non-fiction book about menstruation by Shuttle and Redgrove, and its sequel, Alchemy for Women. The Victor Gollancz Ltd. publishers file for the publication The Wise Wound is held in University College Cork Library as the Shuttle-Redgrove Collection. This collection was acquired in May 2019 and consists of correspondences, contemporary reviews of The Wise Wound and letters from various individuals praising the work, including the poets Ted Hughes and D.M. Thomas. Shuttle is a founder member of the Falmouth Poetry Group, founded in 1972.
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBooklet
Object numberGWL-2022-20-5
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved