false <![CDATA[Morning Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301615m/162353.jpg 162353 3 Robert Bly's <i>Morning Poems</i> is a window into the life of the mind, the poetic process, and the beautifully and poignantly prosaic way our lives pass as a series of (mostly) ordinary days. The poems are soft-spoken and unassuming, each written as a component of Bly's morning ritual. "A Week of Poems at Bennington," for example, includes meditations on such lofty subjects as "The Dog's Ears" and "What the Buttocks Think." At the same time, the poems often address weighty matters: aging, friendship, and death. It is one of Bly's poetic virtues that he is able to write about such subjects (following the example of William Stafford) with a delicate and unpretentious touch. Consider the homespun phrasing and deeply felt acceptance of life's twists and turns in "The Resemblance Between Your Life and a Dog": I never intended to have this life, believe me-- / it just happened. You know how dogs turn up / At a farm, and they wag but can't explain. / It's good if you can accept your life..." 156703 1997 Morning Poems total:83|5:2|4:0|3:2|2:0|1:0| 83 320 107 6 5 0 false false Mon Mar 16 11:05:09 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 11:05:09 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 02 10:40:54 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 10:45:00 -0700 2007
This one's a little lightweight in places, but when Bly writes well, he writes VERY well. I bought it because I heard him read a couple of years back, and he claimed that he stays in bed until noon, reading and writing. I assume that some of these poems came from those long mornings. I'...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 10 21:12:26 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 21:14:39 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Sep 01 08:28:19 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 08:29:05 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed May 14 06:19:29 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 10:44:14 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jul 08 09:52:54 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 09:53:28 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Nov 21 11:12:46 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 11:12:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 22:45:07 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 22:45:07 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 14 06:54:20 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 06:54:20 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Oct 10 04:18:04 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 04:18:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Sep 25 15:19:39 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 15:19:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 21 13:59:43 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 13:59:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 14 15:28:59 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 15:29:06 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 14:40:58 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 14:42:00 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 04 08:25:02 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 05:53:56 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 08:25:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 28 20:13:43 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 20:13:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 20 15:01:49 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 15:01:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 13 23:52:51 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 23:53:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 03 20:50:35 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 20:50:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 02 12:16:16 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 12:16:16 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=162353