{"product_id":"selected-poems-1-1965-1975-9780395404225","title":"Selected Poems 1: 1965-1975","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGathered from Margaret Atwood's work over the decade of 1965-1975, \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems 1 \u003c\/em\u003eis a lasting collection from one of our most celebrated contemporary writers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Atwood's early poetry garnered widespread critical recognition and helped establish her reputation as one of the most provocative modern literary talents. \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems 1\u003c\/em\u003e draws from six volumes published early in Atwood's career: \u003cem\u003eThe Circle Game\u003c\/em\u003e (1966), which received the Governor General's Award; \u003cem\u003eThe Animals in That Country\u003c\/em\u003e (1968); \u003cem\u003eProcedures for Underground \u003c\/em\u003e(1970); \u003cem\u003eThe Journals of Susanna Moodie\u003c\/em\u003e (1970); \u003cem\u003ePower Politics \u003c\/em\u003e(1971); and \u003cem\u003eYou Are Happy\u003c\/em\u003e (1974). In these early poems, Atwood considers the space between the cruelties of civilization and the wonders of nature, the dissonance of Canadian identity, and the line where beauty becomes sinister. With poems that are \"glistening with terse, bright images, untentative, closing like a vise\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e), this is an essential collection to be treasured for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtwood, Margaret:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - MARGARET ATWOOD is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (now a Hulu series) and its sequel \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments, \u003c\/i\u003e her novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Assassin \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Booker Prize), \u003ci\u003eAlias Grace \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy), \u003ci\u003eThe Robber Bride, Cat's Eye, The Penelopiad, The Heart Goes Last, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHag-Seed, \u003c\/i\u003ea novel revisitation of Shakespeare's play \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest, \u003c\/i\u003efor the Hogarth Shakespeare Project. Her latest book of short stories is \u003ci\u003eStone Mattress: Nine Tales.\u003c\/i\u003e She is also the author of the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eAngel Cat­bird \u003c\/i\u003e(with co-creator Johnnie Christmas). Margaret Atwood lives in Toronto with writer Graeme Gibson. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692716167442,"sku":"9780395404225","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_533a8c1c-a45c-4e32-92e1-091a9a174424.jpg?v=1734131960","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/selected-poems-1-1965-1975-9780395404225","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}