Dearly by Margaret Atwood, 124 pages.
This was the first poetry I read by Margaret Atwood and I adored it. This collection is less thematically linked than many books of poetry I've read, with the most obvious linking "theme" being the feelings of empathy and anxiety that permeate these poems. The way Atwood uses words seems to elevate them to something greater than themselves, to something that sounds so distinct from everyday language that it is just a little magical. I would recommend in particular "Plasticene Suite" and "Oh Children."
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