First Four Books Of Poems: Winner of the Nobel Prize
<p><em>The First Four Books of Poems</em> collects the early work that established Louise Gluck as one of America's most original and important poets. Honored with the Pulitzer Prize for <em>The WildIris,</em> Gluck was celebrated early in her career for her fierce, austerely beautiful voice. In<em>Firstborn, The House on Marshland Wand, Descending Figure,</em> and <em>The Triumph of Achilles,</em> which wonthe National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, we see the conscious progression of apoet who speaks with blade-like accuracy and stirring depth.</p>