The Wellspring

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The Wellspring is a poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, sexuality, and motherhood in her characteristically intimate and emotionally direct style.

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instanceOf poetry collection
author Sharon Olds
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
followsWork The Father
genre poetry
hasAuthorialVoice first person
hasForm book
hasPoet Sharon Olds
hasSubject aging
childhood
domestic life
erotic love
memory
mother–daughter relationships
language English
literaryForm lyric poetry
literaryMovement contemporary American poetry
literaryPeriod late 20th century literature
medium print
notableFor exploration of motherhood
frank treatment of sexuality
vivid autobiographical detail
partOf Sharon Olds bibliography
placeOfPublication New York City
publicationYear 1996
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
styleCharacteristic confessional
emotionally direct
free verse
intimate
narrative
targetAudience adult readers
theme family
female experience
intimacy
marriage
motherhood
parent–child relationships
sexuality
the body
writtenBy Sharon Olds

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Sharon Olds notableWork The Wellspring