Louise Glück
American poet and occasional essayist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020. Although primarily a poet, her work has the narrative scope and psychological depth of literary fiction. She is the foremost American lyric poet of her generation.
Works
- The Wild IrisPoetry collection exploring spring, resurrection, and dialogue between human and nature
- AraratPoetry cycle reimagining biblical Noah's Ark through maternal and family lenses
- Faithful and Virtuous NightCollection of interconnected poems exploring motherhood, family, and late-life love
- AvernoPoetry collection reimagining Virgil's Aeneid with modern voice and contemporary concerns
- MeadowlandsPoetry collection presenting human speakers alongside voices of plants and fields