The Door Author: [Canada] Margaret Atwood Publisher: Shanghai Translation Publishing House

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A masterpiece of poetry by Margaret Atwood , author of The Handmaid's Tale and a global spokesperson for female writing

Famous poet Wu Ang translates poetry into poetry, faithfully restoring the female voice

Let words illuminate the darkness and use imagination to witness reality

This book contains Atwood 's poems written between 1995 and 2007. Through these works, she seeks to explore the nature of poetry, the passage of time, and our common moral consciousness. This is a brave and passionate collection of poems that reflects and questions the foothold of human life, once again establishing Atwood's position as one of the most important English poets of our time. Atwood is good at blank rhyme In the free verse style, she has explored various forms and creative techniques of poetry over the years. Her poems are restrained and calm, focusing on the rhythm of words and the layout of images. She is also good at using rich creative techniques such as collage and word games. Compared with her early works, these poems after entering the mature period of creation show a trend of being more simple, clear and sharp, and convey the poet's strong spiritual heritage and her examination of society and the times with cold and even sharp language.