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Firstborn
Glück, Louise
Rare First UK. Anvil Press, Northwood, 1969. Paperback, 53 pp. A bit scuffed all around, and worn on edges. Owner signature on first page. Slight mark on title page. Has a red inkmark on backcover. Binding tight and interior clean.
180.00 €
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Why it's in the Cabin
The first edition of Louise Glück's first poetry collection, showcasing her direct, contained, bleak, and visionary voice.
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Louise Glück
A Pulitzer and Nobel prize winner. Glück's work is celebrated for its unflinching honesty in confronting themes of trauma, loss, desire, and the complexities of human relationships. Her poems often draw on classical myth, biblical narratives, and the natural world to explore universal aspects of the self, family dynamics, and the search for meaning in existence. Through spare language, stark imagery, and a remarkable directness of address, Glück's poetry achieves a profound emotional resonance and philosophical depth.