The Unswept RoomThe Unswept Room
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Book, 2002
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Current format, Book, 2002, , No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsFrom Sharon Olds—a stunning new collection of poems that project a fresh spirit, a startling energy of language and counterpoint, and a moving, elegiac tone shot through with humor.
From poems that erupt out of history and childhood to those that embody the nurturing of a new generation of children and the transformative power of marital love, Sharon Olds takes risks, writing boldly of physical, emotional, and spiritual sensations that are seldom the stuff of poetry.
These are poems that strike for the heart, as Sharon Olds captures our imagination with unexpected wordplay, sprung rhythms, and the disquieting revelations of ordinary life. Writing at the peak of her powers, this greatly admired poet gives us her finest collection.
Writing about the complex interrelationships among members of a family, this new collection of poetry by the author of Blood, Tin, Straw and The Wellspring examines the traumas of childhood, the estrangement between mother and daughter, and the transformative power of marital love and motherhood.
Looking at the interrelationships among family members, this collecton of poetry examines the traumas of childhood, the estrangement between mother and daughter, and the transformative power of marital love and motherhood.
From poems that erupt out of history and childhood to those that embody the nurturing of a new generation of children and the transformative power of marital love, Sharon Olds takes risks, writing boldly of physical, emotional, and spiritual sensations that are seldom the stuff of poetry.
These are poems that strike for the heart, as Sharon Olds captures our imagination with unexpected wordplay, sprung rhythms, and the disquieting revelations of ordinary life. Writing at the peak of her powers, this greatly admired poet gives us her finest collection.
Writing about the complex interrelationships among members of a family, this new collection of poetry by the author of Blood, Tin, Straw and The Wellspring examines the traumas of childhood, the estrangement between mother and daughter, and the transformative power of marital love and motherhood.
Looking at the interrelationships among family members, this collecton of poetry examines the traumas of childhood, the estrangement between mother and daughter, and the transformative power of marital love and motherhood.
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- New York : Knopf, 2002., New York : Distributed by Random House.
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