Power Politics

Power Politics by Margaret Atwood

Third Edition, 1973
Published by House of Anansi Press, Toronto

$50

This is the third edition of Power Politics, Margaret Atwood’s searing and iconic collection of poetry, originally published in 1971. Issued by House of Anansi Press, this slim volume helped cement Atwood’s reputation as a leading voice in Canadian literature and feminist poetics.

With stark, often biting language, Atwood explores themes of gender, power, sexuality, and the violence inherent in intimate relationships, using tightly compressed imagery and charged metaphors. Power Politics remains one of her most widely discussed early poetry collections and a key precursor to her later fiction, including The Handmaid’s Tale.

This third edition retains the distinctive minimalist cover design typical of Anansi’s early poetry releases.

• Publisher: House of Anansi Press, 1973 (Third Edition stated)

• Binding: Softcover / trade paperback

• Format: Slim octavo, pages numbered

• Condition: Very Good with one small cover crease to front, and one at back cover

An important edition of a foundational Atwood work, increasingly collected as interest in her early poetry deepens.