| News of the Universe: Poems of Twofold Consciousness Contributor(s): Bly, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1619025922 ISBN-13: 9781619025929 Publisher: Counterpoint LLC OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Nature - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | Haiku |
| Dewey: 808.81 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.09" W x 8.99" (0.98 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Acclaimed poet and translator Robert Bly here assembles a unique cross-cultural anthology that illuminates the idea of a larger-than-human consciousness operating in the universe. The book's 150 poems come from around the world and many eras: from the ecstatic Sufi poet Rumi to contemporary voices like Kenneth Rexroth, Denise Levertov, Charles Simic, and Mary Oliver. Brilliant introductory essays trace our shifting attitudes toward the natural world, from the old position of dominating or denigrating nature, to the growing sympathy expressed by the Romantics and American poets like Whitman and Dickinson. Bly's translations of Neruda, Rilke, and others, along with superb examples of non-Western verse such as Eskimo and Zuni songs, complete this important, provocative anthology. |