The 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. . .

went to Sharon Olds.


A précis of her life and career.


Here are two of her representative poems:

Take the I Out

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16423


I Go Back to May, 1937:

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176442

Thanks for the links. I'm rather impressed with the two poems. I enjoyed the rhythms and assonance of the verses. The subjects were very well handled and immediately accessible. Not surprising, given her status and catalogue. Definitely an American voice though, it comes across in the idiom of her language.

I enjoyed the book Stag's Leap. The individual pieces make sense within the whole especially the final poem where resolution is achieved.

Take the I Out:
Jingle jangle,
Jangle jingle.
Modernist twist.

I Go Back to May 1937:
Chick stuff,
chick stuff,
chick stuff,
end.

Found them both a bit meh. The second one especially seemed a bit amateurish. Can't quite put my finger on what rubs me the wrong way about it.

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Originally Posted by mortalterror

Take the I Out:
Jingle jangle,
Jangle jingle.
Modernist twist.

I Go Back to May 1937:
Chick stuff,
chick stuff,
chick stuff,
end.

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Heh. Did laugh.

The first poem was great.

I'm going to check her out on amazon.

Here is a video of her reading poems from Stag's Leap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7iu4wdnxtM

I like the clarity of her writing.