In these poems, Glü, Last week, I read through the entirety of Louise Glück's, "The Wild Irises" on the floor of a bookstore where the coffee shop was full and no seats were to be had. Interesting poem. Pulitzer Prize winner, "The Wild Iris", is a collection of 54 poems telling about changes in a garden. Pulitzer Prize winner, "The Wild Iris", is a collection of 54 poems telling about changes in a garden. The poems are written in the voices of individual flowers, the poet-gardener, and the God of the garden. Initially, I thought I would only read two or three poems from the beginning, just to have something to ponder. The flowers die in the autumn and are reborn in the spring, while the poet-gardener can be emotionally and spiritually reborn. He takes her in his arms.He wants to say I love you, nothing can hurt you. In the course of earning a degree in English, I had only one teacher who mentioned things like prosody. God's voice comes in poems about the seasons, light and darkness, and water and dry. I also didn't understand why so many of the poems were titled "Matins" and "Vespers" - perhaps if I were a practicing Catholic, I would get it? but he thinksthis is a lie, so he says in the endyou're dead, nothing can hurt youwhich seems to hima more promising beginning, more true. And when one turns,the other turns—. I don't know much poetry, and I can't say much about it. by Ecco. Word people will delight in the construction and originality. I miss the rhyme and meter but it leaves behind a reality without the struggle for sound alike. the reader? That's what he felt, the lord of darkness,looking at the world he hadconstructed for Persephone. Full Disclosure: I was assigned this book for a workshop and probably wouldn't have ever found the time to read it if that hadn't been the case. In these poems, Glück creates an ongoing trialogue between people, plants, and God, and uses their imagined perspectives to ask questions about the purpose of life, the nature of being, and the eternity of the soul. Not a word is wasted, but Gluck manages to paint vivid, impressionistic landscapes nonetheless. Glück attended Sarah Lawrence College and later Columbia University. Changes--time, aging, loss, our choices--can lead to feelings of despair, but also to new beginnings. When Hades decided he loved this girlhe built for her a duplicate of earth,everything the same, down to the meadow,but with a bed added. Themes of transformation, suffering, death, and rebirth are present in the poems. This particular collection found me two days after a writing retreat that reminded me where my heart lives (namely, in so many pages written and read, words scribbled in various notebooks and still living in my head). I had a Creative Writing teacher who asked me once if I would like anyone other than myself to read my poetry. I didn't love this particular collection, but Louise Gluck has a single publication, called "October," that I really like. poems with tender stems and aching hearts, constructed with keen-eyed care. It never crossed his mindthat there'd be no more smelling here,certainly no more eating. at times, resigned, which i appreciate since poets so often fixate on the bright glorious moment of grand emotion (not to diminish that, but it is nice to see something quieter, spring is a difficult season for me and so i am grateful for this book. The author of numerous collections of poetry, Louise Glück is the recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, served as a Chancellor for the Academy of American Poets, and twas the Library of Congress’s poet laureate consultant in poetry. Page She’s cold and remote and I don’t always understand what the poem is saying. The next installment in my quest for more poetry. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. One can read it on a long bus ride or a nice spring evening. Read poems about / on: remember, fear, dark, death, sun, world, The Wild Iris Poem by Louise Gluck - Poem Hunter, Poem Submitted: Thursday, January 1, 2004. A book i’ll forever hold close to my heart. But for me, the vast majority of these poems really work. Louise Gluck speaks in turn as plants, the gardeners and God, but the wisdom in her poems also applies to human relations and existential questions. It's perfect for this time of year: It was so hard to pick a favorite poem from this book. There’s passion in these poems, but it feels like the highly personal and focused passion of a nun; not that it’s anti- or asexual, but that it insists upon the numinous. Believers and seekers will enjoy the mystery, reverence and sense of liturgy that accompany the poems. Along with a multitude of "Matins" and "Vespers". I never knew how much I wanted rage poetry about flowers. These poems at first seem simple, but they're deceptive and pitch-perfect, ranging from the voices of wild and planted flowers to the voice of a depressed and cynical, but still spiritual, gardener, to the voices of God and Nature (or both at once). This poem has not been translated into any other language yet. The fear of love?These things he couldn't imagine;no lover ever imagines them. I do feel that at times she is working too hard to find meaning in clovers or something, just so she can fill up the collection. Gardeners can appreciate the eye for detail for habitats and seasons. Welcome back. Glück is clever, and she uses garden imagery that I appreciate, but she’s not fun, and she’s definitely not easy. Not a word is wasted, but Gluck manages to paint vivid, impressionistic landscapes nonetheless. Not my favorite. With clarity and sureness of craft, Gluck's poetry questions, explores, and finally celebrates the ordeal of being alive. But for me, the vast majority of these poems really work. “...whatever/ returns from oblivion/ returns to find a voice.”, National Book Award Finalist for Poetry (1992), ‘My Dark Vanessa’ Courts Controversy on the Page and Off. A gardener tending the plants also speaks, most often in prayer. This slim but meaty book could be used as a prayerbook or hymnal. Louise Gluck speaks in turn as plants, the gardeners and God, but the wisdom in her poems also applies to human relations and existential questions. This collection messed me up. I didn't love this particular collection, but Louise Gluck has a single publication, called "October," that I really like. hope, god, resentment, despair, the terror of intimacy r among her concerns here and she is deft and muscular as she moves through them. A replica of earthexcept there was love here.Doesn't everyone want love? This slim but meaty book could be used as a prayerbook or hymnal. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published It’s a Pulitzer winner. This book holds together as a whole with themes of loss and abandonment, simplicity, yearning, and mystery, but each poem is also a sparkling little jewel. hope, god, resentment, despair, the terror of intimacy r among her concerns here and she is deft and muscular as she moves through them. Then no moon, no stars.Let Persephone get used to it slowly.In the end, he thought, she'd find it comforting. He waited many years,building a world, watchingPersephone in the meadow.Persephone, a smeller, a taster.If you have one appetite, he thought,you have them all. Nice. When I answered, “Yes,” she advised me to make the suffering in my poems more universal and less personal. Click the icon above to listen to this audio poem. Almost has a mystical quality. And what I took to bebirds darting in low shrubs.You who do not rememberpassage from the other worldI tell you I could speak again: whateverreturns from oblivion returnsto find a voice:from the center of my life camea great fountain, deep blueshadows on azure seawater. This book holds together as a whole with themes of loss and abandonment, simplicity, yearning, and mystery, but each poem is also a sparkling little jewel. Believers and seekers w. This book is a lovely indulgence. It shouldn’t; most of the poems are quite explicitly earthbound, being either from the point of view of a plant or flower. Everything the same, including sunlight,because it would be hard on a young girlto go so quickly from bright light to utter darkness. And again. It shouldn’t; most of the poems are quite explicitly earthbound, being either from the point of view of a plant or flower (metaphors, I think, for human life), or from a higher point of view that is still occupying itself with earthly things. To see what your friends thought of this book. The author of numerous collections of poetry, Louise Glück is the recipient of many awards and served as a Chancellor for the Academy of American Poets and the Library of Congress's poet laureate consultant in poetry. November 1st 1993 She got the Nobel prize so the committe agrees with you. Glück was born in New York City of Hungarian Jewish heritage and grew up on Long Island. This is how you live when you have a cold heart. I would recommend reading a poem a day as the year changes. I’m never quite sure who “you” or “I” is - is it God? Read it again! The flowers die in the autumn and are reborn in the spring, while the poet-gardener can be emotionally and spiritually reborn. Terror? Initially, I thought I would only read two or three poems from the beginning, just to have something to ponder. her ex? © Poems are the property of their respective owners. Worth repeated reads to get all the marrow out of the bones, this is a definite keeper and has made me realize how much more of Gluck's work I need to read. Eliot says, "humankind cannot bear much reality. It takes us from winter to late summer via conversations between Louise and G-d. I can’t really say that I fully understand the nuances of poetry and what makes a poem good or bad, so if you are a more casual reader of poetry, like. These poems at first seem simple, but they're deceptive and pitch-perfect, ranging from the voices of wild and planted flowers to the voice of a depressed and cynical, but still spiritual, gardener, to the voices of God and Nature (or both at once).

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