On Monday it was also announced that the poet will publish a new collection, Winter Recipes from the Collective, in 2021
Nobel laureate Louise Glück has revealed her “panic” at becoming the 16th female winner of the literature prize for the first time, with her acceptance speech released as her publisher announced her first new poetry collection in seven years.
Glück won the 2020 Nobel prize in October, with the judging committee citing her “unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal”. Since then, the 77-year-old has barely spoken publicly about her win. “Mostly I am concerned for the preservation of daily life with people I love,” she told the prize organisers on 8 October, when asked how she felt about winning. “It’s disruptive. [The phone] is ringing all the time. It’s ringing now.” Speaking to the press outside her house that same day, she said she felt “agitation and joy” before getting in a waiting car. “I’m sorry you’ve had to wait all day,” she said, before leaving.
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