Louise Gluck is the only poet I can confidently call my favourite. I’ve enjoyed collections by other poets, and individual works by a few, but with Gluck there is always consistency, even if the style is a bit different. “A Village Life” takes on a very prose-like form, with longer lines and stanzas...
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...
Like Louise Gluck's poetry, her prose in these essays on poetry are concise, insightful, crisp and deeply intelligent. Each one offered me something useful as a poet, teacher, and/or person. There's the spark of recognition in what she has to say about her own process as a writer and in her interpre...
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.
I'm a big fan of Terri Windling, and make an effort to seek out her anthologies. Thus, I got this one. I'd heard rave reviews of it - people saying "This is the one that made a difference in my life!"I was a bit quizzical about that, because for me, that was 'Bordertown.' And for me, it remains Bord...
Longer lines, longer poems, an essentially hermetically sealed, vaguely Mediterranean, vaguely contemporary world: new for (my experience of) Gluck, and new is always interesting and worth a look. I'm not sure the long lines are warranted (they feel like they're simply double her shorter lines), b...
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.
My journey through Gluck's works continue to impress me. This short collection has many poems which call you back for a closer rereading. Her simple and direct language challenge you as you can tell more is required from you involvement. An excellent collection.
Louise Gluck's A Village Life will continue Gluck's leading role in American poetry, although it presents a more narrative style than her earlier work. We are presented with a unnamed, vaguely Mediterranean setting in an unclear time. In other words, the focus here is on the people.The theme is fami...
Important: Our sites use cookies.
We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes.
Stored data allow us to tailor the websites to individual user's interests.
Cookies may be also used by third parties cooperating with BookLikes, like advertisers, research companies and providers of multimedia applications.
You can choose how cookies are handled by your device via your browser settings.
If you choose not to receive cookies at any time, BookLikes will not function properly and certain services will not be provided.
For more information, please go to our Privacy Policy.
Log in with Facebook 
