by Debra Weinstein
"Apprentice to the Flower Poet Z. is about two women: Annabelle, an aspiring young poet from the suburbs, and Z., the celebrated mentor who tries to hold her back. It's no accident that their initials span the alphabet, as this hilarious book is about language, writing, and the appropriation of ideas. It is also about the high-wire relations between older and younger women, between reputation and aspiration. "There is so much I wanted to learn from Z.," Annabelle confesses in the opening chapter
ISBN: 9780812970944
262 pages
Published: 2004-01-01
Publisher: Random House (NY)