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    The World Began with Yes: Poems
    The World Began with Yes: Poems
    The World Began with Yes: Poems
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    The World Began with Yes: Poems

    By Erica Jong

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    The author of Fear of Flying “touches on her mother’s death, astrophysics and her own return to poetry, which ‘came / unbidden / as it / always / does’” (The New York Times).
     
    Life challenges us to celebrate even when our very existence is threatened. Never have we needed poetry more.
     
    Poetry was #1 New York Times–bestselling novelist Erica Jong’s first love, and she never left it. In a dark time, she celebrates life—the title of this collection, The World Began with Yes, comes from the celebrated Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector, who was deeply in love with life despite many tragedies.
     
    Jong believes that the poet sees the world in a grain of sand and eternity in a wild flower—as Blake wrote. Her work has always stressed the importance of the lives of women, women’s creativity, and self-confidence, and this collection is an inspiration to readers, as well as the next generation of poets.
     
    “Say ‘yes,’ to this collection and let the world begin.” —Kim Dower, author of Sunbathing on Tyrone Power’s Grave

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateApr 16, 2019
    ISBN9781597096584
    The World Began with Yes: Poems
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    Erica Jong

    <p>Erica Jong is an award-winning poet, novelist, and essayist best known for her eight bestselling novels, including the international bestseller <em>Fear of Flying</em>. She is also the author of seven award-winning collections of poetry.</p>

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