First published in 1980, the classic poetry of Sharon Olds' Satan Says was introduced into college courses twenty years ago, and still maintains a wide usage today. Few first books have the power or vigor of design of Satan Says. Marilyn Hacker described it as "a daring and elegant first book. This is a poetry which affirms and redeems the art."
"In "Satan Says," Sharon Olds convincingly, and with astonishing vigor, presents a world which, if not always hostile, is never clear about which face, it will show her." "--American Book Review"
