The Wild Iris
by:
Louise Glück (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780880012812 (0880012811)
Publish date: July 1st 1992
Publisher: Ecco
Pages no: 63
Edition language: English
I love the way “The Wild Iris” is soothing yet thought-provoking. It has the right balance of nature imagery which begins lulling the reader to sleep while slipping in some insightful questions and thoughts at the right moments which not only act as a jolting wake up but get the thought process goin...
Can I just say WOW! This is a short collection of poetry, but my god, I wish I could underline some of these stanzas, and use them for inspiration. Really powerful, moving, and relateable.I need to get my own copy soon.
A cycle of religious poems that frame their troubled intensity and strong emotion in words of elegant austerity; for me that makes it more effective. Original and striking, though occasionally prosy.