Margaret Atwood enjoys worldwide celebrity for her novels’ wry wit and humorous wisdom. Atwood’s poetry encapsulates the creative genius of her novels with the precision good poetry requires. "The Door" is her latest book of poetry. And it is not an ordinary book of poems.

As always, Atwood challenges her audience: to move beyond words, to reconsider their lives, to take notice of the minor and major events that shape us. "Ten O’Clock News" is one of my favorite poems in this work. It is sure to resonate with Washingtonians because it compels news junkies and cultural bystanders to know

What alerts us? What are we feeding on?
We take everything in,
One wound after another.
Rubble rubble, say the guns.
Our faces gleam in the glassy flicker,
The night rises like smoke.

And we, more often than not, "hide our eyes" rather than see the world around us, the actions we put into play and the lives impacted by our passivity.

Don’t worry, Atwood also offers some hilarious takes on high-minded poets and childhood curiosity. Fans of Atwood novels and strangers to this Booker-Prize winning author’s works will not be disappointed in this courageous and insightful portal into the human soul.