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It's been a long time since I actively sought out new poetry to read, but Sharon Olds changed that in a flash. Published the year I was born, "Satan Says" finally convinced me that there is such a thing as Women's Lit, unique from the male canon. This book is a painstaking detail of woman--both particular and generalized in one of the best executions of craft I've ever read. If you've never had the pleasure of Mrs. Olds' company, this is a great place to start. Still not sure? Listen to this recitation of her poem "Topography," delivered by the great Garrison Keillor. http://www.alternium.net/sOldsTopogra...

Nearly everything is resolved. Yay! (But, I forgot how much was already resolved in the last volume--seems it was headed this way, though?) Curious to see exactly what Takaya does with the last one.