Sharon Olds on Her First Book "Satan Says" and Writing Without Parental Permission

Summary

An excerpt from an interview/profile of poet Sharon Olds, focusing on her first book "Satan Says" (published 1980 when she was 37), its structure in four sections, and the provocative title poem where the speaker must repeat taboo phrases. The additional context notes that Olds did not seek parental permission to publish the poems.

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