Description
In this haunting, finely controlled collection, forty-four poems trace the stages of a human life—from childhood memories and the formation of identity to love, loss, aging, and the contemplation of death. Drawing on biblical and Shakespearean echoes, personal history, and the archetypal power of myth, the poems examine isolation, failed connection, fractured memory, and the body’s inevitable decline. Louise Glück’s spare language, abrupt transitions, and incantatory repetitions create a voice that is at once detached and deeply intimate, transforming private experience into a stark meditation on existence.
Available Editions
paperback
Ecco Press
Published Mar 26, 2002
80 pages
ISBN: 9780060933494
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Details
First Published
2001
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Seven Ages by Louise Glück.