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Hilary, a poet in her 70s, has achieved late-in-life success. She is interviewed by two writers for a literary magazine. As each of her works is discussed, Hilary is cast into the past to recall circumstances that led to its creation. It's the portrait of the artist as an old woman. I liked it but I wanted to like it more. The structure & the character of a young poet/protege felt forced. Also, turns out I can only take so much talk of "the Muse."

Saturday morning coffee & book.

My February #bookspin stack. Many carried over from January. Who knows. Maybe this is the month that I finally read The Sea, The Sea.
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Sold some books to the used bookstore. Bought a few books from the used bookstore. 🤷

An introspective novel about a poet reflecting on her life, her past relationships and how they have influenced her work. It's mostly a rumination on what art means to its creator, and what it really means to be a person who "hears the mermaids sing".

Interestingly, for a book written in the 1960s, it discusses homosexual relationships quite openly. The author herself was lesbian apparently. I liked this, will keep an eye out for her poems next.