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The heralded debut collection of poems by the author of What the Living Do (Norton, 1997). Selected by Margaret Atwood as a winner in the 1987 Open Competition of the National Poetry Series, this unique collection was the first sounding of a deeply authentic voice. Howe's early writings concern relationship, attachment, and loss, in a highly original search for personal transcendence. Many of the thirty-four poems in The Good Thief appeared in such prestigious journals and periodicals as The show more Atlantic, The American Poetry Review, Poetry, Ploughshares, The Agni Review, and The Partisan Review. show lessTags
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I read this in a room in the dunes of Provincetown---she read to a group of us and was gorgeous and we were friends for awhile. I hate to make things personal, but there I go.
This is a stunning collection of poetry. Read "Death, His Last Visit" and you will never read poetry the same way again.
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Marie Howe is the former poet laureate of New York and the author of three previous collections. Magdalene was longlisted for the National Book Award. Howe teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York City.
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