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Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pulitzer Prize for Poetry | 2013 | Winner |
| T.S. Eliot Prize | 2012 | Winner |
About This Book
Sharon Olds's collection chronicles the end of her marriage with searing intimacy and unexpected grace. The title poem observes a stag leaping on a wine label as a metaphor for her husband's departure. Winner of both the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Pulitzer Prize.
About the Author
Sharon Olds is an American poet celebrated for her confessional, bodily, and politically charged verse. She won the T.S. Eliot Prize in 2012 for Stag's Leap (Cape Poetry) and the Pulitzer Prize in 2013 for the same collection. Read more →
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