An extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our age
Tracing the legacy of Margaret Atwoodâa writer who has fundamentally shaped the contemporary literary landscapesâPaper Boat: New and Selected Poems, 1961â2023 assembles Atwoodâs most vital poems in one essential volume.
In pieces that are at once brilliant, beautiful, and hyper-imagined, Atwood gives voice to remarkably drawn charactersâmythological figures, animals, and everyday peopleâall of whom have something to say about what it means to live in a world as strange as our own. âHow can one live with such a heart?â Atwood asks, casting her singular spell upon the reader and ferrying us through life, death, and whatever comes next. Atwood, in her journey through poetry, illuminates our most innate joys and sorrows, desires and fears.
Spanning six decades of workâfrom her earliest beginnings to brand-new poemsâthis volume charts the evolution of one of our most iconic and necessary authors.
Paper Boat: New and Selected Poems: 1961-2023 (Unabridged) - Margaret Atwood
An extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our age
Tracing the legacy of Margaret Atwoodâa writer who has fundamentally shaped the contemporary literary landscapesâPaper Boat: New and Selected Poems, 1961â2023 assembles Atwoodâs most vital poems in one essential volume.
In pieces that are at once brilliant, beautiful, and hyper-imagined, Atwood gives voice to remarkably drawn charactersâmythological figures, animals, and everyday peopleâall of whom have something to say about what it means to live in a world as strange as our own. âHow can one live with such a heart?â Atwood asks, casting her singular spell upon the reader and ferrying us through life, death, and whatever comes next. Atwood, in her journey through poetry, illuminates our most innate joys and sorrows, desires and fears.
Spanning six decades of workâfrom her earliest beginnings to brand-new poemsâthis volume charts the evolution of one of our most iconic and necessary authors.