Black Silk and Other Poems: Creative Work of Ruth Mountaingrove
Edited by Vincent Peloso & Sue Hilton
Many Name Press, March 2025

Ruth Mountaingrove was a songwriter, musician and composer, artist and photographer, editor and publisher of WomanSpirit Magazine and The Blatant Image: A Magazine of Feminist Photography. Mountaingrove was also a playwright, Humboldt State University radio show producer, tech teacher, multimedia performer, and above all, a lifelong poet. This edited collection gathers poems from friends, family, and the University of Oregon archives, along with prints, photographs and art pieces. A passionate lesbian feminist, and a very creative artist and writer, Mountaingrove passed away in 2016 in Arcata, California, at the age of 93. With a generous grant from the Ink People in Arcata, California, this collection is a deserved tribute to this outstanding maverick working for women’s rights, equality, and freedom in all things through art, music, and writing.

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