Books by Meghan O'Rourke

I liked Meghan O’Rourke, The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness .

That is Meghan O’Rourke’s new book about dealing with the death of her mother.  It is difficult to excerpt usefully, but I found it striking and memorable.  It melds prose and poetic styles very effectively (O’Rourke is a well-known poet and a very good one ) and it covers some relatively unexplored emotional space.  I don’t know a better book on grief.

That is Meghan O’Rourke’s new book about dealing with the death of her mother.  It is difficult to excerpt usefully, but I found it striking and memorable.  It melds prose and poetic styles very effectively (O’Rourke is a well-known poet and a very good one ) and it covers some relatively unexplored emotional space.  I don’t know a better book on grief.

That is from the new book of poetry by Meghan O’Rourke, columnist and culture editor at Slate.com.  Here are five more poems from the book .  Here is a page on the book .  Here is an interview .  Here is a rave New York Times review .