The Circle Game

poetry by Atwood

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The Circle Game is a poetry collection by Margaret Atwood, first published in 1964 and revised in 1966. This work earned Atwood one of her two Governor General's Literary Awards. In her early poetry collections, including The Circle Game, Atwood explores themes of human behavior, celebrates the natural world, and critiques materialism.12

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Margaret Atwood
Poetry
collections, Double Persephone (1961), The Circle Game (1964, revised in 1966), and The Animals in That Country (1968), Atwood ponders human behavior, celebrates the natural world, and condemns materialism. She continued to write poetry alongside her fiction output. Her 16th collection, Dearly, was published in 2020. In 2024 she…
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collections, Double Persephone (1961), The Circle Game (1964, revised in 1966), and The Animals in That Country (1968), Atwood ponders human behavior, celebrates the natural world, and condemns materialism. She continued to write poetry alongside her fiction output. Her 16th collection, Dearly, was published in 2020. In 2024 she…
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