Poems 1962-2020 (HB) by Louise Glück

Poems 1962-2020 (HB) by Louise GlückA major career spanning collection from the inimitable Nobel Prize winning poetFor the past fifty years, Louise Glck has been a major force in modern poetry, distinguished as much for the restless intelligence, wit and intimacy of her poetic voice as for her development of a particular form: the book length sequence of poems. This volume brings together the twelve collections Glck has published to date, offering readers the opportunity to become

where they buy provisions and take their evening break

To survive

Kerala and Tamil Nadu

she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky - a palace above the clouds where gods' and mortals' lives are intertwined

Lenore’s great-grandmother has disappeared with twenty-five other inmates of the Shaker Heights Nursing Home

Will the private ritual that is her father’s legacy and the wise friendship of the crippled brothel maid be enough to sustain her

and sub-sub terms for even the simplest concepts

on Harry's eleventh birthday

Of Liars by Michel de Montaigne

and for Bill Davidson

They live in fear of the terrible

This volume also includes updated further reading