num_pages: 92
description: "This is a remarkable book, and it places Pastan among the most satisfying of contemporary American poets." ―Josephine Jacobsen on The Five Stages of Grief in the Washington Post Book World Imperfect Paradise , published in 1988, is Linda Pastan's 4th collection and was a nominee for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Poems deal with birds, the past, children, beauty, rituals, myths, the moon, vacations, aging, death, family life, and hope.
language: English
title: The Imperfect Paradise
titlecomplete: The Imperfect Paradise
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 38
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company