Louise Glück's Poems 1962-2012 collects five decades of work from the Nobel Prize-winning poet, spanning from her earliest collections through mature masterpieces. Through poems exploring family, myth, nature, and mortality with unflinching clarity, Glück demonstrates why she's considered one of America's greatest living poets. The collection becomes both comprehensive retrospective and testament to artistic evolution, proving that Glück's voice grew stronger and more essential over time and that some poets only get better with age.

WHY WE PICKED IT: Because Glück's poetry cuts through sentiment to reach emotional truth, using myth and nature to explore what it means to be human. This collection reminds us that her Nobel Prize was earned through decades of brilliant work, that her poems about family are devastating, and that clarity is its own form of beauty.

DETAILS: • Author: Louise Glück • Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux • Format: Paperback • Publication Date: November 5, 2013 • ISBN: 9780374534097 • Award: Nobel Prize in Literature (2020) • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days