Plainwater: Essays and Poetry by Anne Carson

Plainwater: Essays and Poetry

Anne Carson

272 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction essays poetry reflective relaxing slow-paced

Description

The poetry and prose collected in Plainwater are a testament to the extraordinary imagination of Anne Carson, a writer described by Michael Ondaatje as "the most exciting poet writing in English today." Succinct and astonishingly beautiful, these ...

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Moods

reflective 89%
challenging 51%
emotional 34%
informative 13%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 10%
sad 10%
hopeful 6%
dark 3%
funny 3%

Pace

slow 82%
medium 14%
fast 3%

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4.18

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