u003cbru003e The appearance of Margaret Atwood's first major collection of poetry marked the beginning of a truly outstanding career in Canadian and international letters. The voice in these poems is as witty, vulnerable, direct, and incisive as we've come to know in later works, such as u003ciu003ePower Politicsu003c/iu003e, u003ciu003eBodily Harmu003c/iu003e, and u003ciu003eAlias Graceu003c/iu003e. Atwood writes compassionately about the risks of love in a technological age, and the quest for identity in a universe that cannot quite be trusted.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Containing many of Atwood's best and most famous poems, u003ciu003eThe Circle Gameu003c/iu003e won the 1966 Governor General's Award for Poetry and rapidly attained an international reputation as a classic of modern poetry.u003cbru003e
