In-depth Facts:

Name of poetMargaret Eleanor Atwood

Date of birthNovember 18, 1939

Place of birthOttawa, Ontario

Favored meter(s) and rhyme scheme(s)None

Favored named form(s) Free verse

Poetic and political movements to which the poet belongedCanadian nationalist poets of the 1960s

Related poetsGwendolyn McEwen, Milton Acorn, Michael Ondaatje, Jay McPherson

ThemesCivilization vs. wilderness; the inevitability of death

MotifsPhotographs

SymbolsThe snake; the moon; the female body

Other relevant factsAtwood is perhaps most famous for her novels, among them The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), Cat’s Eye (1988), and The Blind Assassin, which was awarded the Booker Prize in 2000. Two other recent novels, Alias Grace (1996) and Oryx and Crake (2003), have both been international bestsellers.

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