The Dead & the Living by Sharon Olds

The Dead & the Living

Sharon Olds

80 pages first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Her first book of poems, Satan Says, was praised in the highest terms. Hugh Seidman wrote, "I am simply astonished in poem after poem... It is pure talent." Marilyn Hacker called it "a daring and elegant first book. This is a poetry which affirms ...

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Moods

dark 100%
emotional 83%
reflective 75%
sad 41%
tense 25%
challenging 16%
inspiring 8%
lighthearted 8%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 30%
fast 10%

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4.02

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