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| Original Title: | Sixty Odd |
| ISBN: | 1570623880 (ISBN13: 9781570623882) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Poetry #8 |
Ursula K. Le Guin
Paperback | Pages: 112 pages Rating: 3.76 | 107 Users | 14 Reviews
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Here is the first new book of poems in more than a decade from the author so well known for her thought-provoking science fiction novels. It is also the most autobiographical of Ursula K. Le Guin's five poetry collections, taking its inspiration from the wisdom and perspective that a woman attains in her sixties. Here she is at turns wry, playful, and sharply critical, with finely observed details of her day-to-day life and moving philosophical reflections on growing older.
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| Title | : | Sixty Odd (Poetry #8) |
| Author | : | Ursula K. Le Guin |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 112 pages |
| Published | : | April 27th 1999 by Shambhala |
| Categories | : | Poetry. Science Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.76 From 107 Users | 14 ReviewsCriticism Epithetical Books Sixty Odd (Poetry #8)
The more I read of this book, the more I enjoyed it. It is a book that is more of meditations and reflections than poetry because, although much of it is interesting, so little of it is 'word-for-word memorable' - my preferred definition of poetry. I found the first half of the book relatively uninteresting in both subject matter and expression, although it has some striking simple verse hidden in it. Here is "In Berkeley":"This is the city of my birth.This is my own uneasy earth.FollowingIt's Ursula K. LeGuin. And I loved it.
A few of my favorites from this collection: "For Gabriela Mistral," "Hexagram 49," "A Traveler at a Lake in New England," "Entanglements," "Repulse Monkey," and "College."
In her craft and her public courage, Ursula Le Guin created such a beautiful and vulnerable space for her readers that entering her writing feels like a gift from a beloved friend. This is the first collection of her poetry Ive read. Her novels and nonfiction essays I love for their sharp politics and playful depth. These poems are more daily life and almost more alienating. Where her novels invite the reader to adventure and forge new paths with the characters, this collection of poems felt
Gorgeous, spare, searing poems of memory, loss, and perfect moments. You might have to be in your sixties to really appreciate these poems, but they spoke to me deeply.
Most of the book is a 3, but the poems about family and friendships in the last part of the book push it to a 4.
I prefer Le Guin's fiction but enjoyed several of her poems in this collection. Much of it is everyday feelings, observations and recollections, but the final chapter is all about people she has known as a child and throughout her life. Some lines made me chuckle, some observations I identified with; some had me admiring her enthusiasm for going her own way.
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