"Joyce Carol Oates is revered as a prolific author, having written a staggering number of works that include novels, short stories, plays, and poetry. She completed her first novel at the age of 15. The book was received rather negatively; readers claimed that it was too depressing for the young audience it was meant for. Oates, however, never let such feedback destroy her creative drive. "Women Whose Lives are Food, Men Whose Lives are Money" is the poem that became the namesake of her fifth anthology of poetry. We hope that you'll find Oates's social commentary as interesting as we do."--Review on Young Scribblers (see link).