Description
A candid and intensely observant collection of poems, *The Gold Cell* explores the private emotional landscapes of family, marriage, childhood, desire, grief, and the ordinary pressures of domestic life. Moving between intimate memories and sharp reflections on the wider world, the poems examine how personal history shapes love, identity, and the bonds between parents and children. Sharon Olds’s direct, sensuous style transforms everyday experience into moments of startling clarity, balancing tenderness with emotional complexity.
Available Editions
paperback
Knopf
Published Jan 1, 1987
91 pages
ISBN: 9780394747705
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Details
First Published
1987
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Gold Cell by Sharon Olds.
Sexual Content
Abuse
Pregnancy/Childbirth
Death/Grief