About this title: Acclaimed poet and translator Robert Bly, known most recently for gatherings in which he guides men to greater self-knowledge, has created a unique multicultural collection of 150 poems that demonstrate the union of spirit between the poet and the natural world. Their "twofold" nature celebrates inner and outer consciousness, the participation of the object in the poetic vision. In this splendid anthology, Bly introduces the poems with extensive commentary to show society's changing attitudes toward nature - a movement away from anthropocentric assumptions fostered by Descartes, the church, ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sierra Club
Date Published: 1980
Description: Very good reading copy. Softcover. With clean bright text throughout. Small sticker price to cover. Neat former owner's signature to opening flyleaf which bothers none of the text. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sierra Club
Date Published: 1980
Description: Poems of Twofold Consciousness. Very close to fine and bright stiff wraps with strong square spine and crisp bright text throughout. Done in usual Bly enthusiasm. The poems are world-wide and well chosen. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sierra Club
Date Published: 1980
Description: Good in Good jacket. Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library marks/stamps/barcodes. Mylar cover. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Appears unread. xiv, 305 p.; 22 cm. Includes index. Errata sheet has correct ISBN. In stock and ready for immediate shipment. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sierra Club Books
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780871563682ISBN:0871563681
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sierra Club Books
Date Published: 1980
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Fine, softcover. Light corner bumps. 150 splendid poems that revolved around the illuminated consciousness and the connection between all cognitive sources, from galaxies to cellular molecules, with poems from 19th century romantic writers including Yeats, frost, stevens, lawrence, jeffers, and contemporary voices including Rexroth, levertov, kinnel, snyder, bishop, stafford and many younger poets. pg305. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sierra Club Books
Date Published: 1995-08-29
ISBN-13:9780871563682ISBN:0871563681
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sierra Club Books
Date Published: 1995-08-29
ISBN-13:9780871563682ISBN:0871563681
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
"as other reviewers have stated, this book does unfold like the awakening of consciouness. I wasn't able to experience that fully my first attempt at reading it. Second try i was more receptive and it the journey was as clear as winter air."
"A core volume in my library. It takes the reader into the stae of consciousness that we share with the natural world. A very authentic voice from the sacred of many traditions. More powerful than I knew when I first encountered it. ."
"This anthology of "ecology" poems is well put together and the contents are surprising in the diversity of cultures and times represented. Some famous poets are featured, but the offerings here are lesser known works. Bly's concern is human consciousness as it pertains to the environment. He shows examples of the "old position" in which the natural environment is seen as belonging to humans and there for us merely to control and direct. And he shows the progression (though not necessarily chronological) in consciousness toward respect for nature's integrity. These poems feature rich imagery revealing the intense energies and complexities of nature, and of the natural world.
This is one of my favorite poetry anthologies; Robert Bly's commentary is insightful."
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