The Hour of My Death
A Journal of the Year After I Died
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Pub Date Oct 27 2026 | Archive Date Nov 26 2026
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Description
Marge Piercy's last work is a testimony to her legacy.
After revered poet, writer, and feminist icon Marge Piercy dies in a medical emergency in October 2022, only to be resuscitated, she wakes to create her legacy piece. The Hour of My Death: A Journal of the Year After I Died is a personal narrative in the Japanese Zuihitsu literary form that encompasses diary-style entries, recipes, gardening advice and her luminous poetry, all detailing a joyful year of living in her resurrected old age.
The new poems seize moments of fierce joy, while the prose offers glimpses of domestic bliss, from the garden to the fireside, and into the heart of the kitchen via recipes that Marge has cooked for decades.
Advance Praise
Acclaimed author Piercy celebrates surviving a near-death experience in this hybrid memoir / poetry collection. A moving, defiant reckoning with the aging process..."
--Kirkus Reviews
Acclaimed author Piercy celebrates surviving a near-death experience in this hybrid memoir / poetry collection. A moving, defiant reckoning with the aging process..."
--Kirkus Reviews
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9798897400355 |
| PRICE | $20.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 236 |
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Featured Reviews
Educator 364311
This is a thoughtful and deeply human meditation on mortality and the beauty of ordinary life. I loved the way Marge Piercy moves so naturally between poetry, journal entries, memories, recipes, and the rhythms of everyday living, reminding us that our lives are lived within these ordinary moments. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.
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Wendy W, Media/Journalist
This was an artfully done, simple and honest memoir, from a writer who has devoted her life to writing and activism. I really enjoyed getting a bird's-eye view into Piercy's life and how she built it. It was inspiring to me as a writer and as a human. The book was also a thoughtful look into aging with dignity and navigating end-of-life questions and concerns.
Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced reader copy.
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