Cold Comfort

by Maggie Anderson

Book by Anderson, Maggie

Genres: Poetry

80 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

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Reviews

[John Tipper · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a skillful collection of poetry by Maggie Anderson. Set mostly in West Virginia in the 20th Century, Cold Comfort has universal themes, such as nature, family, loss, and death. The work has a high degree of readability. The poems have depth and complexity. And are emotionally resonant. Anderson wrote some poems about the photographs of Walker Evans, the chronicler of the Great Depression. Some are set in Morgantown, W.V., in 1935. Her work shows an original perspective.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the books that made me want to a be a poet.