| The Night Abraham Called to the Stars: Poems Contributor(s): Bly, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060934441 ISBN-13: 9780060934446 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: Robert Bly's new collection of poetry is made of forty-eight poems written in the intricate form called the "ghazal," which is the central poetic form in Islam. The influence of Hafez and Rumi is clear, and yet the poems descend into the wealth of Western history, referring at times to Monet, Giordano Bruno, Emerson, St. Francis, Newton, and Chekhov, as well as to events in Bly's own life. The leaping between joy and "ruin" produces a poetry which makes him, as Kenneth Rexroth noted, "one of the leaders in a poetic revival which has returned American literature to the world community." |
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| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Poetry | Middle Eastern - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.27" W x 7.98" (0.19 lbs) 112 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Robert Bly's new collection of poetry is made of forty-eight poems written in the intricate form called the ghazal, which is the central poetic form in Islam. The influence of Hafez and Rumi is clear, and yet the poems descend into the wealth of Western history, referring at times to Monet, Giordano Bruno, Emerson, St. Francis, Newton, and Chekhov, as well as to events in Bly's own life. The leaping between joy and "ruin" produces a poetry which makes him, as Kenneth Rexroth noted, "one of the leaders in a poetic revival which has returned American literature to the world community." |
Contributor Bio(s): Bly, Robert: - Robert Bly's books of poetry include The Night Abraham Called to the Stars and My Sentence Was a Thousand Years of Joy. His awards include the National Book Award for poetry and two Guggenheims. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |