https://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/virginia-poems Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:45:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/virginia-poems#comment-131529 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:46:54 +0000 https://thepoetrybox.com/?post_type=product&p=13516#comment-131529 These are fine poems to appreciate, admire, and, primarily, to enjoy. The poems are written in a range of styles, each one based on Woolf’s own words. A snippet from the body of her work – novels, diaries, letters, autobiographical writings, plus a sketch or photograph – provides the catalyst for the poems and a context to understand them. To Woolf’s language, Barbara Fried adds the layer of her own poetic imagination. The poems read like a continuation of Woolf’s solitary thoughts or like a conversation with a friend or with her husband. Overall, “The Virginia Poems” could serve as a stimulating introduction to her oeuvre. Ms. Fried has here given a virtuoso performance that sounds the many notes and melodies of Woolf’s life and work. One feels grateful to have read them. Barbara Fried is a wonderful, accomplished writer.

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