Simi Bedford

HO identifies more as a reader than as a writer: she cites, alludes to, and rewrites a large number and variety of authors: Emily Dickinson , Nella Larsen , Louisa May Alcott , and Simi Bedford

As an avid reader, HO often cites other women writers—as well as men—as influential on her writing. She frequently cites and mentions both Louisa May Alcott 's Little Women and Emily Dickinson , of whom...