Diane Wolkstein
Born
in Newark, New Jersey, The United States
November 11, 1942
Died
January 31, 2013
Genre
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Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer
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15 editions
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1983
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The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales
12 editions
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1978
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Little Mouse's Painting
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8 editions
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published
1992
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Sun Mother Wakes the World: An Australian Creation Story
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2 editions
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2004
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Esther's Story
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10 editions
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published
1996
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The First Love Stories: From Isis and Osiris to Tristan and Iseult
3 editions
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published
1991
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The Glass Mountain
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2 editions
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1999
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The Banza: A Haitian Story
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19 editions
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published
1981
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White Wave: A Chinese Tale
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4 editions
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1979
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The Day Ocean Came to Visit
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2001
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“With good reason, love's messengers, Eros and Kama, are armed with bows and long-distance arrows. No being, god or mortal, can choose love. Love comes despite ourselves; and then, if we have not already done so, we have the task of becoming our selves so we may welcome love.”
― The First Love Stories: From Isis and Osiris to Tristan and Iseult
― The First Love Stories: From Isis and Osiris to Tristan and Iseult
“Inanna spoke:
"What I tell you
Let the singer weave into song.
What I tell you,
Let it flow from ear to mouth,
Let it pass from old to young:
My vulva, the horn,
The Boat of Heaven,
Is full of eagerness like the young moon.
My untilled land lies fallow.
As for me, Inanna,
Who will plow my vulva?
Who will plow my high field?
Who will plow my wet ground?
As for me, the young woman,
Who will plow my vulva?
Who will station the ox there?
Who will plow my vulva?"
Dumuzi replied:
"Great Lady, the king will plow your vulva.
I, Dumuzi the King, will plow your vulva."
Inanna:
"Then plow my vulva, man of my heart!
Plow my vulva!”
― Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer
"What I tell you
Let the singer weave into song.
What I tell you,
Let it flow from ear to mouth,
Let it pass from old to young:
My vulva, the horn,
The Boat of Heaven,
Is full of eagerness like the young moon.
My untilled land lies fallow.
As for me, Inanna,
Who will plow my vulva?
Who will plow my high field?
Who will plow my wet ground?
As for me, the young woman,
Who will plow my vulva?
Who will station the ox there?
Who will plow my vulva?"
Dumuzi replied:
"Great Lady, the king will plow your vulva.
I, Dumuzi the King, will plow your vulva."
Inanna:
"Then plow my vulva, man of my heart!
Plow my vulva!”
― Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer
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