num_pages: 88
description: Sharon Olds's dazzling new collection is a sequence of poems that reaches into the very wellspring of life. The poems take us back to the womb, and from there on to childhood, to a searing sexual awakening, to the shock of childbirth, to the wonder and humor of parenthood--and, finally, to the depths of adult love.Always bold, musical, honest, these poems plunge us into the essence of experience. This is a highly charged, beautifully organized collection from one of the finest poets writing today.
language: English
title: The Wellspring
titlecomplete: The Wellspring
genres: Fiction, Female Authors, Family, Poetry, Literary Fiction, American
ratings_count: 1083
publisher: Knopf