Averno by Louise Glück

Averno

Louise Glück

96 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Averno is a small crater lake in southern , regarded by the ancient Romans as the entrance to the underworld. That place gives its name to Louise Glück's eleventh collection: in a landscape turned irretrievably to winter, it is the only source of ...

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Moods

reflective 91%
emotional 66%
dark 40%
mysterious 25%
sad 21%
inspiring 20%
hopeful 15%
challenging 14%
relaxing 9%
tense 6%
adventurous 4%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 24%
fast 23%

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4.21

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