First half of the final class from Anne Waldman's month-long series on female writers, "Some Women Writers," during the summer of 1977. Waldman continues the discussion about Gertrude Stein that began in the August 15th class. She reads excerpts from Stein's book Lifting Belly, "A piece of coffee" from Stein's book Tender Buttons, followed by Stein's comments on "A piece of coffee." Waldman also reads some of Clark Coolidge's work and compares it to that of Stein. The final part of the class is devoted to student presentations. (Continued on 77P084)