
New and Selected Poems
Marie Howe(Author)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Published on 18. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-324-11767-4 (ISBN)
Description
Characterized by "a radical simplicity and seriousness of purpose, along with a fearless interest in autobiography and its tragedies and redemptions" (Matthew Zapruder, New York Times Magazine), Marie Howe's poetry transforms penetrating observations of everyday life into sacred, humane miracles. This essential volume draws from each of Howe's four previous collections-including What the Living Do (1997), a haunting archive of personal loss, and the National Book Award-longlisted Magdalene (2017), a spiritual and sensual exploration of contemporary womanhood-and contains twenty new poems. Whether speaking in the voice of the goddess Persephone or thinking about aging while walking the dog, Howe is "a light-bearer, an extraordinary poet of our human sorrow and ordinary joy" (Dorianne Laux).
Reviews / Votes
"Howe's poems, both new and old, are a revelation as she expertly illuminates quiet, intimate moments." -- Vikas Turakhia - Minnesota Star Tribune "Howe's bountiful fifth collection (after Magdalene) offers a crown of new poems to open selections from her quietly astonishing body of work...the unmistakable objects of Howe's attention remain steadfastly present ("thing and spirit both: the real/ world: evident, invisible"), suffused by a tender doom. This is a necessary compilation for times of crisis." -- Publishers Weekly, starred reviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 207 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
156 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-324-11767-4 (9781324117674)
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Person
Marie Howe is the former poet laureate of New York. The recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Academy of American Poets, she teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York City.