Film, Video Louise Glück Reads Her Poetry
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Title
- Louise Glück Reads Her Poetry
Summary
- Louise Glück explains that she is a lyric poet who loves editing. After discussing writer's block and her early work, she reads in Part I from First Born (1983), The House on Marshland (1975), and Descending Figure (1980). In Part II, she continues with poems from Descending Figure and The Triumph of Achilles (1987). In Part III, Glück discusses poems by others that she has "held dear" or that "have taught me - compelled me - made me want to write."
Names
- Library of Congress
- Library of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office, sponsoring body
Created / Published
- Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1988-01-29.
Headings
- - Literature
- - Performing Arts, Music
- - Poetry
Notes
- - Group name: Poets Laureate. 65
- - Louise Glück.
- - Recorded on 1988-01-29.
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Medium
- 1 online resource
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Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021687663
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- video
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