News of the Universe: Poems of Twofold Consciousness

News of the Universe: Poems of Twofold Consciousness image
ISBN-10:

0871561999

ISBN-13:

9780871561992

Author(s): Bly,Robert
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Released: Jun 12, 1982
Format: Paperback, 305 pages
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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 bookâs 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 positionâ of dominating or denigrating nature, to the growing sympathy expressed by the Romantics and American poets like Whitman and Dickinson. Blyâs 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.












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