Cultural Writing. A stunning array of writers including Barbara Kingsolver, Maxine Hong Kingston, Isabelle Allende and Alice Walker examine the intimate and politically charged act of writing. In essays that are deeply personal and fiercely political, these writers topple all fixed ideas of "the woman writer," revealing themselves as utterly individual and powerfully connected authors of the written word, the human heart, and the possible world. Contributers also include Nawal El Saddawi, Erica Jong, Joy Harjo, Rita Dove, and a range of other diverse literary voices.