The Good Thief
The heralded debut collection of poems by the author of What the Living Do (Norton, 1997). Selected by Margaret Atwood as a winner in the 1987 Open Competition of the National Poetry Series, this unique collection was the first sounding of a deeply authentic voice. Howe's early writings concern...
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The heralded debut collection of poems by the author of What the Living Do (Norton, 1997). Selected by Margaret Atwood as a winner in the 1987 Open Competition of the National Poetry Series, this unique collection was the first sounding of a deeply authentic voice. Howe's early writings concern relationship, attachment, and loss, in a highly original search for personal transcendence. Many of the thirty-four poems in The Good Thief appeared in such prestigious journals and periodicals as The Atlantic, The American Poetry Review, Poetry, Ploughshares, The Agni Review, and The Partisan Review.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780892551279 (0892551275)
Publish date: November 1st 1999
Publisher: Persea Books
Pages no: 62
Edition language: English
Series: National Poetry Series 0 (#39)
08/11/2010Wasn't my favorite Marie Howe collection. Revisit in a few years.UPDATE 11/25/2012So glad I tried this one again, as expected I found a lot more to love here this time. Favorites included:Part of Eve’s Discussion"very much like the moment, driving on bad ice, when it occurs to you your car...
Another book of poetry. Very beautiful poems, although pretty explicit in places, so I can’t just recommend it.
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