What the Earth Seemed to Say

New & Selected Poems

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What the Earth Seemed to Say is a powerful collection of more than three decades of profound, luminous poetry from one of America’s most daring and courageous poets.

With its ‘radical simplicity and seriousness of purpose, along with a fearless interest in autobiography and its tragedies and redemptions’ (Matthew Zapruder, New York Times Magazine), Marie Howe’s poetry transforms penetrating observations of everyday life into sacred, humane miracles. This essential volume draws from each of her four previous collections – including Magdalene (2017), a spiritual and sensual exploration of contemporary womanhood, and What the Living Do (1997), a haunting archive of personal loss – and contains more than fifteen new poems. Whether speaking in the voice of the goddess Persephone or thinking about ageing while walking the dog, Howe is ‘a light-bearer, an extraordinary poet of our human sorrow and ordinary joy’ (Dorianne Laux).

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Authors:
Howe, Marie
Year Published:
2024
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781780377247
Number of Pages:
176
Place of Publication:
Tyne and Wear
Publication Date:
21/11/2024
Publisher:
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Language:
English
Imprint:
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
SKU:
9781780377247

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