Sharon Olds
Sharon Olds was born in 1942 in San Francisco and educated at Stanford University and Columbia University. She was the New York State Poet Laureate from 1998 to 2000. She teaches poetry workshops in the Graduate Creative Writing Program at New ... [... more]
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Wellspring: Poems
 Amazon.com Review: The theme of Sharon Olds' fifth volume of poetry, The Wellspring is family and the sexual and sensual nature of the creation and sustenance of life--most often her own. From a time in her mother's life that preceded her own birth (& [... more]
$21.00
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Gold Cell (Knopf Poetry Series)
An Exhilarating Read, But Not For Everyone. . .: Sharon Olds delves deeply into the heart of what it means to be human in her collection of poems, "The Gold Cell." I am continually amazed as to how she deals with taboo subjects, such as sex, [... more]
$16.00
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The Dead and the Living
This book made me feel dirty: Due to Sharon Olds' ambiguous subjects, it is difficult to know if she is talking about a child or a lover. I was assigned this book in college, and my classmates and I jokingly referred to it as "kiddie porn." [... more]
$15.00
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The Unswept Room
I've seen her read...: Despite some readership's lack of comprehension for the genuis that is Sharon Olds, I am a believer in her as art and artist. I've seen her read (at Oklahoma State University) and was held in awe by her delivery and the new poems [... more]
$25.00
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The Wellspring: Poems
Amazon.com Review: The theme of Sharon Olds' fifth volume of poetry, The Wellspring is family and the sexual and sensual nature of the creation and sustenance of life--most often her own. From a time in her mother's life that preceded her own birth (& [... more]
$16.00
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Satan Says (Pitt Poetry Series)
Amazon.com Review: Commenting on Sharon Olds' debut, Linda Pastan wrote that Olds was "clearly a poet to be reckoned with." No kidding. Olds has gone on to create an impressively bold body of work. Notice here "The Language of the Brag,& [... more]
$14.00
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The Unswept Room
I've seen her read...: Despite some readership's lack of comprehension for the genuis that is Sharon Olds, I am a believer in her as art and artist. I've seen her read (at Oklahoma State University) and was held in awe by her delivery and the new poems [... more]
$16.95
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One Secret Thing
hard-won and beautifully seen: Actually I don't this IS a dark book. It works very hard to accomodate the illness and death of the poet's mother, to find moments of grace and of tenderness in what seems to have been a difficult life and a relationship [... more]
$26.95
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One Secret Thing
hard-won and beautifully seen: Actually I don't this IS a dark book. It works very hard to accomodate the illness and death of the poet's mother, to find moments of grace and of tenderness in what seems to have been a difficult life and a relationship [... more]
$16.95
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Strike Sparks: Selected Poems, 1980-2002
Support of Sharol Olds: After reading her letter to Mrs. Bush, I'm supporting Sharon Old's rejection of Laura Bush's invitation to participate in the National Book Festival and breakfast at the White House by buying one of her books. Thank you, Sharon [... more]
$28.95
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The Father
The Father: This is one of the most eloquent readings I have ever come across. Ms. Olds powerful use of metaphor to describe the tormented relationship she had with her father is insightful and inspiring. This should be required reading for any young [... more]
$15.00
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