Averno: Poems by Louise Glück

Averno: Poems

Louise Glück

79 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced

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WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREAverno is a small crater lake in southern Italy, regarded by the ancient Romans as the entrance to the underworld. That place gives its name to Louise Glück's tenth collection: in a landscape turned irretriev...

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Moods

reflective 92%
emotional 66%
dark 44%
mysterious 24%
sad 20%
inspiring 17%
challenging 15%
hopeful 13%
relaxing 7%
tense 6%
adventurous 5%
funny 1%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 27%
fast 21%

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