Olds, Sharon

Selected Poems

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ISBN 13:: 9780224076883
author:: Olds, Sharon
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Jonathan Cape
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2005
Pages:: 146
Dimensions:: 130mm X 197mm
Genre:: Works by individual poets: from c 1900 -
Condition:: New
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Sharon Olds's Selected Poems offers a profound and deeply personal exploration of life's complexities. This rich selection showcases her unique voice, marked by 'roughness and humour and brag and tenderness and completion', as she navigates the intricacies of human experience. Through poems that revisit familiar subjects with fresh insight, Olds reveals a remarkable range and depth, honed through seven published volumes. Her work is characterized by an exciting experimentation with rhythm and language, yielding a powerful distillation of her most compelling poetry. This collection provides a testament to Olds's enduring talent, as she continues to evolve and refine her craft.

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