false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178684853m/822108.jpg 822108 2 <P><I>The First Four Books of Poems</I> collects the early work that established Louise Gluck as one of America's most original and important poets. Honored with the Pulitzer Prize for <I>The WildIris,</I> Gluck was celebrated early in her career for her fierce, austerely beautiful voice. In<I>Firstborn, The House on Marshland Wand, Descending Figure,</I> and <I>The Triumph of Achilles,</I> which wonthe National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, we see the conscious progression of apoet who speaks with blade-like accuracy and stirring depth.</P> 74054 1 2 1990 The First Four Books Of Poems total:260|5:92|4:118|3:41|2:8|1:1| 260 1072 321 19 0 0 false false Tue May 13 12:51:44 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 12:51:44 -0700 2008
There is always something to be made of pain.
Your mother knits.
She turns out scarves in every shade of red.
They were for Christmas, and they kept you warm
while she married over and over, taking you
along. How could it work,
when all those years ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Jul 26 03:45:56 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 03:21:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 18:40:33 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 20:42:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 12 16:44:33 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 16:45:35 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 19:35:08 -0700 2007 Sat May 24 10:53:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 01:37:31 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 01:43:22 -0700 2007 Averno and Vita Nova.

Overall, anything of Louise Gluck's comes highly recommended by me, includ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jun 05 19:13:13 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 19:15:57 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Aug 13 20:08:51 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 20:09:27 -0700 2007
But this book was, at one time, super important to me. I still love many of the poems.]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 17 20:23:14 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 20:34:48 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Sep 19 09:36:41 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 09:42:11 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Fri Jun 22 15:23:50 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 15:24:27 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Feb 03 20:51:46 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 20:51:46 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri May 02 19:33:51 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 19:34:41 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Oct 16 15:36:27 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 15:36:53 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Mon Aug 25 19:03:44 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 19:11:29 -0700 2008 Favorite book ever.
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