3. Poetry Weighed on Scales

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The second volume considered for translation in 1977 was a collection of poems titled You Are Happy. This collection, the ninth among Atwood’s volumes of poetry, was published in English only a few years earlier, in 1974. The reviewer describes Atwood’s poetry as “powerful and evocative in every detail”. The reviewer agrees with the marketing text on the cover of the original and highlights Atwood’s “mythological sense” in everyday events of life, meaning that the “poet constantly makes signs about her knowledge about how things, phenomena, feelings are connected deep down, at the roots”. The insightful analysis is concluded by a comment: “I would like to see other works by the poet […], I recommend the translation of her poems based on this single volume as well”. Besides that, several other reviews call attention to Atwood’s poetry, for example, one in 1974: “The novel shows that its author is an excellent poet. Her style is concise, her imagery abstract yet these signs make perfect sense”, “Five volumes of poetry have been published so far – she is considered to be one of Canada’s greatest poets”. In 1980 one reviewer says: “she is known as a poet worldwide”, or in 1982, “She is widely known in Europe already, but first and foremost for her poetry and not for her novels”. Despite the fact that her poetry was recommended by several reviewers, only one report can be found about the volume You Are Happy in Atwood’s dossier, and it seems that the publisher’s attention turned from Atwood’s poetry towards her prose.
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