Sixty Odd [Paperback]

Ursula K. Le Guin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 27, 1999

     Here is the first new book of poems in more than a decade from the author so well known for her thought-provoking science fiction novels. It is also the most autobiographical of Ursula K. Le Guin's five poetry collections, taking its inspiration from the wisdom and perspective that a woman attains in her sixties. Here she is at turns wry, playful, and sharply critical, with finely observed details of her day-to-day life and moving philosophical reflections on growing older.

Editorial Reviews

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-A veritable collage of verse, capturing short literary snapshots of real and imagined people, places, animals, and events by a renowned science-fiction author. Writing with passion, wit, and vision, Le Guin gives readers sharp, vivid imagery stimulating all the senses. This well-written collection can be enjoyed by young adults needing a poem or three, or devoured whole by avid poetry lovers. A great choice for all libraries wanting superior poetry or those with a strong Le Guin readership.
John Lawson, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

Acorn Woodpecker
Anon
Appropriation
Aqueduct
The Beach Runner
A Blue Moon: June 30
By The Canal
Calling
A Circle In A Drought
Dreamwordplay
Entanglements: April 4
Entanglements: March 28
Entanglements: March 29
Entanglements: March 31
Entanglements: Night Of March 28-29
Epigraph: 1. In The Summer Country
Epigraph: 10. Tony
Epigraph: 11. Susannah
Epigraph: 12. Jean
Epigraph: 13. College
Epigraph: 14. Angel
Epigraph: 15. Graduate School
Epigraph: 16. Bella
Epigraph: 17. Caravel
Epigraph: 18. Family
Epigraph: 19. Player
Epigraph: 2. Phebe And Mimi
Epigraph: 20. Religious Connections
Epigraph: 21. The Flower Painter
Epigraph: 22. Circles
Epigraph: 23. Joy
Epigraph: 24. At Oakley
Epigraph: 25. The Door
Epigraph: 26. You, Her, I
Epigraph: 3. The Great Aunt
Epigraph: 4. Friends Of My Youth
Epigraph: 5. The Fight
Epigraph: 6. T
Epigraph: 7. Skating
Epigraph: 8. First
Epigraph: 9. The Hershey Bar
Fall
Field Burning Debated. Salmon Fate Discussed
Flight 1067 To L.a.
For Gabriela Mistral
Four Morning Poems: 1. Elisabeth Making Candied Rose Petals, 1972
Four Morning Poems: 2. The Uses Of Morning
Four Morning Poems: 3. Morning Service
Four Morning Poems: 4. Bird At Dawn, February
Hexagram 45
Hexagram 49
The Hill Yoncalla
In Berkeley
Infinitive
January 7
Kate And Becca Housecleaning
Late Dusk
Lost Arrows And The Feather People
Malheur Maar
October 11, 1491
Old Age
On 23rd Street
Read At The Award Dinner, May 1996
Redescending
Repulse Monkey
Rodmell
The Scarcity Of Rhinos On The Television
Start Here
The Stepmother
A Traveler At A Lake In New England
When There Aren't Any
Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Shambhala; 1 edition (April 27, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570623880
• ISBN-13: 978-1570623882
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.3 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful at any age, November 20, 2007

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Gorgeous, spare, searing poems of memory, loss, and perfect moments. You might have to be in your sixties to really appreciate these poems, but they spoke to me(in my sixties) deeply.