Author and Activist Grace Paley Dies at 84
By Christine Cupaiuolo • August 23, 2007
Please note: This entry -- originally posted at Our Bodies, Our Blog -- has not been updated since the publication date listed above.
Paley, who described herself as a "combative pacifist," died Wednesday at her home in Thetford Hill, Vt. She was 84. According to her husband, the playwright Robert Nichols, she had been battling breast cancer.
Here's an excellent New York Times archive featuring reviews of Paley's work and articles by and about her. Maud Newton has a reflection and more links here.
A new book of Paley's poetry is scheduled to be published early next year by Farrar Straus & Giroux. It is tentatively titled "Fidelity: A Book of Poems."
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Margie on
What a sad day it is when someone as fabulous as Grace Paley dies. She was an incredible writer and human being.