Power Politics - Margaret Atwood - 1972

"... poems that lie on the page like secretive and dangerous pieces of sharp glass." A searing exploration of love, power, and the battleground of intimate relationships, *Power Politics* strips away romantic illusions to reveal the raw dynamics of control and vulnerability between lovers. Through sharp, unflinching poetry, Atwood examines how personal relationships mirror larger political struggles—who dominates, who submits, who survives. With her characteristic wit and piercing insight, Atwood transforms the private sphere into a theater of war, where tenderness and cruelty intertwine, where the beloved becomes both victim and aggressor. These poems dissect the myths we construct around love and expose the violence lurking beneath passion's surface. Neither sentimental nor cynical, *Power Politics* offers a brutally honest anatomy of desire, dependency, and the struggle for selfhood within the complexities of human connection. - Power Politics - Margaret Atwood Printed 1972, House of Anansi Press Limited, Toronto Softcover. Approx. 5.5x8.5in. 58pp. Book is unfortunately marred by notations on the front page and on the first poem (see photos). Ugh! Spine is a bit sunned. Otherwise in decent vintage condition.