{"product_id":"news-of-the-universe-poems-of-twofold-consciousness-paperback","title":"News of the Universe: Poems of Twofold Consciousness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Bly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Bly\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eStealing Sugar from the Castle: Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (W. W. Norton, 2013); \u003ci\u003eTalking into the Ear of a Donkey: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (2011); \u003ci\u003eReaching Out to the World: New and Selected Prose Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (White Pine Press, 2009); \u003ci\u003eMy Sentence Was a Thousand Years of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e (2006); \u003ci\u003eThe Night Abraham Called to the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e (2001); \u003ci\u003eSnowbanks North of the House\u003c\/i\u003e (1999); \u003ci\u003eLoving a Woman in Two Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (1987); \u003ci\u003eThis Body is Made of Camphor and Gopherwood\u003c\/i\u003e (1977); and \u003ci\u003eThe Light Around the Body\u003c\/i\u003e (1967), which won the National Book Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the editor of the magazine \u003ci\u003eThe Sixties\u003c\/i\u003e (begun as The Fifties), Bly introduced many unknown European and South American poets to an American audience. He is also the editor of numerous collections including (Beacon Press, 2007); \u003ci\u003eMirabai: Ecstatic Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (2004); \u003ci\u003eThe Soul Is Here for Its Own Joy: Sacred Poems from Many Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e (1995); \u003ci\u003eLeaping Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (1975); \u003ci\u003eThe Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart: Poems for Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1992); \u003ci\u003eNews of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e (1980); and \u003ci\u003eA Poetry Reading Against the Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e (1967). Among his many books of translations are \u003ci\u003eLorca and Jiminez: Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Beacon Press, 1997); \u003ci\u003eMachado's Times Alone: Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (1983); \u003ci\u003eThe Kabir Book\u003c\/i\u003e (1977); \u003ci\u003eFriends, You Drank Some Darkness: Three Swedish Poets--Martinson, Ekeloef, and Transtromer\u003c\/i\u003e (1975); and \u003ci\u003eNeruda and Vallejo: Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (1971). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBly is also the author of a number of nonfiction books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sibling Society\u003c\/i\u003e (Addison-Wesley, 1996); \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit Boy and the Insatiable Soul\u003c\/i\u003e (1994); \u003ci\u003eIron John: A Book about Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1990); and \u003ci\u003eTalking All Morning: Collected Conversations and Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e (1980). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis honors include Guggenheim, Rockefeller, and National Endowment for the Arts fellowships as well as The Robert Frost Medal from the Poetry Society of America. He lives on a farm in the western part of Minnesota with his wife and three children.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.99 x 6.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770623066400,"sku":"9781619025929","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a6f5bf68b812c67266d55c0e70d5112b.webp?v=1780375469","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/news-of-the-universe-poems-of-twofold-consciousness-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}