false 906943 1 <B>A highly anticipated collection (including an audio CD) from one of the most powerful voices at work in America today.</B><BR><BR>Combining sensitivity and eloquence with a broad appeal, Li-Young Lee walks in the footsteps of Stanley Kunitz and Billy Collins as one of the United States's most beloved poets. Playful, erotic, at times mysterious, his work describes the immanent value of everyday experience. Straightforward language and simple narratives become gateways to the most powerful formulations of beauty, wisdom, and divine love. Hardcover with audio CD. 892085 21 1 2008 Behind My Eyes: Poems (with audio CD) total:150|5:52|4:61|3:30|2:3|1:4| 150 604 247 37 3 0 false false Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 15:51:09 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 16:57:13 -0800 2008 ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 13:05:57 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 13:06:18 -0700 2009
Li-Young Lee has been one of my favorite poets for over twenty years, ever since I first picked up The City in Which I Love You in my college bookstore on a whim back in 1990. Part of the reason I'm such a fan is that Lee, while embracing the poet...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 13:17:38 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 20:58:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 07:40:25 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 12:15:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 12:46:17 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 25 15:00:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 12 19:32:36 -0800 2007 Thu Jun 05 14:55:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 19:51:05 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 19:56:06 -0700 2009 What I like about it is that Lee's quiet, measured poems have, over the years, shown a mind and heart that is maturing. These pieces are the work of a man my own age--a person who is doing life-review in an entirely differen...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 12:40:11 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 08:11:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 11:26:51 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 20:35:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 30 19:10:21 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 18 18:56:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 12 20:02:58 -0700 2007 Sat Feb 23 16:56:20 -0800 2008
I do like his subject matter, but I don't think he does it justice here. It's his least successful attempt at mysticism-poetry, because mentioning "...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Dec 31 05:27:39 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 05:28:34 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 13:13:53 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 21:14:28 -0700 2008
I don't know how Li-Young Lee is able to connect so comp...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri May 15 15:05:17 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 15:05:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 17:30:18 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 18:29:27 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 07:02:26 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 07:04:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 16:21:50 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 17:56:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 15:59:36 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 08:09:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 08:52:48 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 09:17:07 -0800 2008 you. That's not as gross as it sounds, I swear...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Mar 30 12:30:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 12:32:21 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=906943