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Late in the Day, Ursula K. Le Guin's newest collection of poems, seeks meaning in an ever-connected world. In part evocative of Neruda's Odes to Common Things and Mary Oliver's poetic guides to the natural world, Le Guin gives voice to objects that may not speak a human language but communicate with us nevertheless through and about the seasonal rhythms of the earth, the minute and the vast, the ordinary and the mythological.
As Le Guin herself states,...
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"Writing poetry is a liberating act."
In Poetic Potential: Sparking Change & Empowerment Through Poetry, author Amanda Karch introduces us to the power of poetry through her own journey of self-discovery and empowerment and through those of the people she has met. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she decided it was time to pick up a pen and write herself out of isolation and the confines of the four walls of her room. This led to her debut poetry book,...
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Legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin was lauded by millions for her ground- breaking science fiction novels, but she began as a poet, and wrote across genres for her entire career. In this clarifying and sublime collection-completed shortly before her death in 2018-Le Guin is unflinching in the face of mortality, and full of wonder for the mysteries beyond. Redolent of the lush natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, with rich sounds playfully echoing...
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From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, a collection of thoughts always adroit, often acerbic on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation.
Ursula K. Le Guin on the absurdity of denying your age: "If I'm ninety and believe I'm forty-five, I'm headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub."
On cultural perceptions of fantasy: "The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is 'escapism' an accusation of?"
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