Toi Derricotte

Natural Birth Toi Derricotte

Marc Notes: Originally published: Trumansburg, N. Y.: Crossing Press, 1983, in series: The Crossing Press feminist series. Publisher Marketing: With insightful candour, Toi Derricote's poem explores the ways in which her confusion about love and sex and longing took away from the pleasures of pregnancy and motherhood. Review Citations: Black Issues Book Review 09/01/2000 pg. 38 (EAN 9781563411205, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Derricotte, Toi Derricotte was born in Detroit, Michigan. She is an associate professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh. With Cornelius Eady she founded Cave Canem, a workshop retreat for African American poets.