Ursula K. Le Guin: Collected Poems (LOA #368) by Ursula K Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin: Collected Poems (LOA #368) by Ursula K Le Guin

At last, a major American poet collected for the first time in the sixth volume of the definitive Library of Edition of her works

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Ursula K. Le Guin's career began and ended with poetry. This sixth volume in the definitive Library of America edition of her works gathers, for the first time, her collected poems--from her earliest collection Wild Angels (1974) through her final publication, the collection So Far So Good, which she delivered to her editor just a week before her death in 2018.

The themes explored in the poems gathered here resonate through all Le Guin's oeuvre, but find their strongest voice in her poetry: exploration as a metaphor for both human bravery and creativity, the mystery and fragility of nature and the impact of humankind on their environment, the Tao Te Ching, marriage, womanhood, and even cats. Le Guin's poetry is often traditional in form but never in style: her verse is earthy, surprising, and lyrical.

Including some 40 poems never before collected, this volume restores to print much of Le Guin's remarkable verse. It features a new introduction by editor Harold Bloom, written before his death in 2019, in which he reflects on the power of Le Guin's poems, which he calls American originals. It also features helpful explanatory notes and a chronology of Le Guin's life.

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) is the author of over sixty novels, short fiction works, translations, and volumes of poetry. She is known mostly for her works of science fiction and fantasy, including the acclaimed novels The Left Hand of Darkness, and The Dispossessed. Le Guin is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, and her books continue to sell millions of copies worldwide. The documentary Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, directed by Arwen Curry, was released theatrically in 2018, and a biography of Le Guin's life and work, by Julie Phillips, is forthcoming.

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ISBN 13	9781598537369
ISBN 10	1598537369
Title	Ursula K. Le Guin: Collected Poems (LOA #368)
Author	Ursula Le Guin
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	The Library of America
Year published	2023-04-04
Number of pages	850
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