![]() ![]() ![]() Taken a similar concept from the other end can be found in "The Wild Iris" (1992), when the lyrical I journeys through death to find a new voice and therefore a new life. The poem ends with the spring being utilized as a harbinger of death, a generally unconventional usage of the season. For example, within her poem "Vita Nova" (1999) the plot continuously changes between a happy memory of a spring day by the lake and meta-analysis of these events. Her poetry toys with death and despair, utilizing sometimes generally contradictory elements. Gluck is mainly known for her focus on the darker aspects of existence. The poems seem to switch between plots, following the mental processes of the narrator. Throughout her long career, the tenor of her poems stayed relatively similar with a willful first person narration and often a disembodied, un-described audience. These breaks in coherence and creative usage of cohesion can make a second and third read of any given poem necessary before the general concepts are understood. ![]() Her style and focus on detail, not shying away from a complete break in coherence, give these simple terms a depth of meaning rarely achieved by others. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Īs one of America's most lauded contemporary poets, Louise Gluck poems consists of a relatively simply vocabulary. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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