Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Hoagland on Glück

Glück's early poems are characterized by "imperial tone, and plain, relentless language. Glück issues forth her truth-statements with prosecutorial logic."  The Reader feels the "thrill of absolutism."

Hoagland quotes "Moonless Night:"
Such a mistake to want
clarity above all things.
In later work (Ararat) Glück explores the "paradox of certainty achieved at the cost of estrangement."

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