The Latest Winter

Maggie Nelson

Summary

•	Maggie Nelson is the award-winning writer of modern classics The Argonauts and Bluets•	Beautifully designed editions available for the first time in the UK•	Published in time for National Poetry Day•	Praise for The Latest Winter:o	‘Nelson’s poems move fast, think on their feet, hit and run with equal parts of humor; glamor and horror. In every way, she is a thoroughly original voice for our time.’ – Elaine Equi•	Praise for The Argonauts:o	‘Thinking and feeling are, for Nelson, mutually necessary processes; the result is an exceptional portrait both of a romantic partnership and of the collaboration between Nelson’s mind and heart.’ New Yorkero	‘Maggie Nelson slays entrenched notions of gender, marriage, and sexuality with lyricism, intellectual brass, and soul-ringing honesty.’ Vanity Fairo	‘The Argonauts rewards us with an expansive way of considering identity, caretaking, and freedom... Maybe it will change the way we think and speak about others and ourselves?’ - Emma Watsono	‘[I] absolutely love this book.’ - Jenny Turner, London Review of Bookso	‘This book is a life-changer’ - Carrie Brownstein, The New York Timeso	‘This is a book that belongs on the shelves of anyone who desires, especially if what they desire is nothing short of freedom itself.’ Guardian

Available since: 09/15/2018.

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