There's just something so amazing about getting an inside view of someone's personal life--especially someone you know and respect as a writer. Many of us only know Pollitt as this witty political feminist, so to see her as an actual person with failings and worries...well, I just found it very refreshing and touching.
So I was more than a little irritated to see... (Read on.)
Polemicist, poet, feminist. ”Subject to Debate" columnist for The Nation. Author of numerous books including Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights and Learning to Drive: And Other Life Stories (now a major motion picture). She tweets at @kathapollitt.
At Feministing, a Spirited Conversation About a Recent Review of Pollitt's Book
Members of the Feministing community have a few things to add to the recent Times review of Pollitt's new book. Executive Editor Jessica Valenti begins: