Eating the Honey of Words: New and Selected Poems [9780060930691]

Overview

"Bly's imaginative prose poems radiate witty delight." — Library Journal

A brilliant collection spanning half a century, from one of America's most powerful poets.

Robert Bly had many roles in his illustrious career. He was a chronicler and mentor of young poets, was a leader of the antiwar movement, founded the men's movement, and wrote the bestselling book Iron John, which brought the men's movement to the attention of the world. Throughout these activities, Bly continued to deepen his own poetry, a vigorous voice in a period of more academic wordsmiths. Here he has presented his favorite poems of the last decades-timeless classics from Silence in the Snowy Fields, The Man in the Black Coat Turns, and Loving a Woman in Two Worlds. A complete section of marvelous new poems rounds out this collection, which offers a chance to reread, in a fresh setting, a lifetime of work dedicated to fresh perspectives. 

What has made Robert Bly one of the most essential voices in modern poetry?

• Deep Image Poetry: Pioneering work that dives below the surface of the everyday, finding startling, surreal connections in the quiet landscapes of the American Midwest.
• Mythopoetic Voice: The powerful explorations of myth, masculinity, and the inner life that would lay the groundwork for the groundbreaking bestseller Iron John.
• Anti-War Conscience: Fierce, vital poems that confronted the Vietnam War, cementing his role as a leading voice of political protest and moral clarity.
• A Lifetime of Work: A career-spanning selection curated by the poet himself, including timeless classics and a section of powerful new poems.