Balladz by Sharon Olds

Balladz

Sharon Olds

192 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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“At the time of have-not, I look at myself in this mirror,” writes Olds in this self-scouring, exhilarating volume, which opens with a section of quarantine poems, and at its center boasts what she calls Amherst Balladz (whose syntax honors Emily ...

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Moods

emotional 87%
reflective 68%
sad 68%
challenging 43%
funny 18%
dark 12%
mysterious 12%
informative 6%
inspiring 6%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 37%
fast 12%

Average rating

3.58

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