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    <body><![CDATA[     As I was with her poetry, Louise Glück's prose put me in a place of awe.  This woman's mind is a labyrinth of intelligence, insight and fierce passion for the craft and study of poetry.  To read these essays is to sit in the presence of a teacher who has learned to impart knowledge in a succin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17084416">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Overly abstract, vague.   Sometimes grandiose.  For a book about poetry, it quotes very little poetry. 6/09]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[everything about louise gluck makes me happy. even when i don't agree with her opinions or am not floored by her poetry, she articulates herself so clearly and beautifully that everything she writes is a joy. this is a book that i already know i will come back to often for inspiration. the essays ar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2255729">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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