Margaret Atwood

Margaret (Eleanor) Atwood

1939-

Canadian writer Margaret Atwood was born on November 18, 1939. She earned a BA from Victoria College, University of Toronto, and an MA from Harvard. She has written novels, stories, critial prose, and poetry, all excellent among their kinds. This page is dedicated to her poetry, mainly.

Quotes

"Men are not to be told anything they might find too painful; the secret depths of human nature, the sordid physicalities, might overwhelm or damage them. For instance, men often faint at the sight of their own blood, to which they are not accustomed. For this reason you should never stand behind one in the line at the Red Cross donor clinic."

-Close Company: Stories of Mothers and Daughters, "Significant Moments in the Life of my Mother" 1987. said of her mother's beliefs.

"If a stranger taps you on the ass and says, 'How's the little lady today!' you will probably cringe. But if he's an American, he's only being friendly.

-"A Question of Metamorphosis," interview, in Malahat Review, no. 41, 1977

Favorites

Postcard

They Eat Out

Variations on the Word Love

Variations on the Word Sleep

Excerpts

The Edible Woman