Silence in the Snowy Fields: Poems
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Book Overview
Striking and moving poems that are rooted deep in the earth
The poems of Robert Bly are rooted deep in the earth. Snow and sunshine, barns and cornfields and cars on the empty nighttime roads, abandoned Minnesota lakes and the mood of America now--these are his materials. He sees and talks clearly: he uses no rhetoric nor mannered striving for effect, but instead the simple statement that in nine lines can embody a mood, reveal a profound truth, illuminate in an important way the inward and hidden life. This is a poet of the modern world, thoroughly aware of the complexities of the moment but equally mindful of the great stream of life--all life--of which mankind is only a part.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0819510157
ISBN13:9780819510150
Release Date:April 1962
Publisher:Wesleyan University Press
Length:60 Pages
Weight:0.24 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 6.0" x 8.0"
Age Range:18 years and up
Customer Reviews
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One of the top five books in modern poetry
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This first book by Robert Bly is definitely a classic. It is certainly one of the best books in modern poetry--a landmark! Along with James Wright's The Branch Will Not Break, this book defined a generation of poets in the late 50's that decided poetry had become too dull and scholarly. These poems are alive and rich in vivid imagination. You will fall in love with each poem and read and re-read this collection over and over again.
Bly captures the intricate love, hidden between the lines.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
An intellectual with deep insight into human nature, and tremendous focus with the written word; this is one of Mr. Bly's most sublime collections of poetry. He has an uncanny ability to look deep into human existence and point with an awe-struck finger to the divine. His poignancy with the natural world rolls off the tounge and into deep into the mind touching a quieter place. The poems will leave you spellbound.
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