The Unswept Room
The Unswept Room by Sharon Olds is a collection of poems published by Knopf on September 24, 2002. This edition spans 144 pages and is presented in English. The work showcases a fresh spirit and a vibrant energy of language, exploring themes that range from history and childhood to the nurturing of new generations and the transformative nature of marital love.
Readers will find that Olds takes bold risks in her writing, addressing physical, emotional, and spiritual sensations that are often overlooked in poetry. The collection features unexpected wordplay and sprung rhythms, capturing the disquieting revelations of ordinary life. Through her unique approach, Olds invites readers to engage with the complexities of human experience, making this collection a significant contribution to contemporary poetry.
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From Sharon Olds—a stunning new collection of poems that project a fresh spirit, a startling energy of language and counterpoint, and a moving, elegiac tone shot through with humor.
From poems that erupt out of history and childhood to those that embody the nurturing of a new generation of children and the transformative power of marital love, Sharon Olds takes risks, writing boldly of physical, emotional, and spiritual sensations that are seldom the stuff of poetry.
These are poems that strike for the heart, as Sharon Olds captures our imagination with unexpected wordplay, sprung rhythms, and the disquieting revelations of ordinary life. Writing at the peak of her powers, this greatly admired poet gives us her finest collection.
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