Dearly: New Poems (edition 2021)

by Margaret Atwood (Author)

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Fiction. Poetry. HTML: A new book of poetry from internationally acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author Margaret Atwood In Dearly, Margaret Atwood's first collection of poetry in over a decade, Atwood addresses themes such as love, loss, the passage of time, the nature of nature and - zombies. Her new poetry is introspective and personal in tone, but wide-ranging in topic. In poem after poem, she casts her unique imagination and unyielding, observant eye over the landscape of a life carefully and intuitively lived. While many are familiar with Margaret Atwood's fiction�??including her groundbreaking and bestselling novels The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, Oryx and Crake, among others�??she has, from the beginning of her career, been one of our most significant contemporary poets. And she is one of the very few writers equally accomplished in fiction and poetry. This collection is a stunning achievement that will be appreciated by fans of her novels and poetry readers alike… (more)

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Authors:	Margaret Atwood (Author)
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A selection of poems written and read by Margaret Atwood. This has the feel of a collection written late in life, there is a sense of the passing of years, of a handing on of responsibility and grief at loss. And yet there is also vibrancy in here, there is anger at the state of the world and what we have done to our planet and a railing at the body;s inability to carry on when the mind is willing. Divided into 5 themed section, the last is the most obviously regretful, but that is where the love lives. The Invisible Man particularly. While told at a sedate pace, I wonder if reading these and being able to mull over each one would have made for an even more satisfactory reading experience. (

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Helenliz | Jan 31, 2023 |

Winter 2020 (December);

I stalked and then preordered this from the second I heard that after two decades Atwood was releasing a new poetry book. This year took me a little while to get to reading it, after the book arrived, but I decided to make sure to finish out before the year ended and it was absolutely worth it. I loved every poem in this book and it was so moving to listen to her reading her own poetry, using emphasis and softness where she meant them to be. (

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wanderlustlover | Dec 27, 2022 |

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/ZcCr264YCok

Enjoy! (

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booklover3258 | Nov 11, 2021 |

This enjoyable but melancholy collection of Atwood's poetry features mostly short lines which I generally prefer. An interesting poem group offered thoughts on murdered sisters. I wondered what inspired these poems. She also offered a series of poems about environmental dangers, particular plastic. Many poems reflected on the past. The poem describing to a younger generation how Polaroid cameras worked amused me. I still remember the awe I had as a child watching those photos develop right before my eyes. (

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thornton37814 | Oct 23, 2021 |

Were some verses and lines written well? It's Margaret Atwood, so of course. Overall, however, the poems were too depressing. I couldn't get into it. (

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DonnaMarieMerritt | May 2, 2021 |

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Fiction. Poetry. HTML:

A new book of poetry from internationally acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author Margaret Atwood

In Dearly, Margaret Atwood's first collection of poetry in over a decade, Atwood addresses themes such as love, loss, the passage of time, the nature of nature and - zombies. Her new poetry is introspective and personal in tone, but wide-ranging in topic. In poem after poem, she casts her unique imagination and unyielding, observant eye over the landscape of a life carefully and intuitively lived.

While many are familiar with Margaret Atwood's fiction�??including her groundbreaking and bestselling novels The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, Oryx and Crake, among others�??she has, from the beginning of her career, been one of our most significant contemporary poets. And she is one of the very few writers equally accomplished in fiction and poetry. This collection is a stunning achievement that will be appreciated by fans of her novels and poetry readers alike

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