Download or read book The Woman Who Named Herself written by Ruth Zachary and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Ruth Zacharys fi rst book. It was meant to especially honor lesbian women who have named themselves to proclaim their identity and gender preference. The book is organized according to transitions from early experience to later life. Her poems speak tenderly of the fi rst expressions of loving a woman, the passionate encounters with others in relationships, struggles within society, the excruciating pain of loss, and other issues. Often delivered in rich metaphoric language, they deal with vulnerabilities, strengths, depths of love, and issues of community.