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A landmark collection from one of contemporary poetry's most highly regarded names
'A source of uncompromising elemental warmth' - Ali Smith
By turns moving, playful and wise, the poems gathered in Dearly are about absences and endings, ageing and retrospection, but also about gifts and renewals. They explore bodies and minds in flux, as well as the everyday objects and rituals that embed us in the present. Werewolves, sirens and dreams make their appearance, as do various forms of animal life and fragments of our damaged environment.
Dearly is a pure Atwood delight, and long-term readers and new fans alike will treasure its insight, empathy and humour.
BOOK OF THE YEAR - Observer, Financial Times
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Margaret Atwood's Dearly is celebrated as a collection showcasing her poetic skill, combining poignant themes with playful and sharp humour. The poems reflect a deep engagement with the past, offering wisdom and a keen observational eye. This intimate collection balances themes of humanity and nature, and explores both personal and universal concerns, including political issues, with her characteristic wit and insight.
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ISBN: 9781529113280
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 March 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 130g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her novels include Cat's Eye, The Robber Bride, Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin and the MaddAddam trilogy. Her 1985 classic, The Handmaid's Tale, was followed in 2019 by a sequel, The Testaments, which was a global number one bestseller and shared the Booker Prize. Her most recent publications are the poetry collections Dearly and Paper Boat; Burning Questions, a selection of essays; and Old Babes in the Wood, a volume of short stories. Atwood is a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour, and has won numerous awards including the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. She has also worked as a cartoonist, illustrator, librettist, playwright and puppeteer. She lives in Toronto, Canada.
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