News of the universe : poems of twofold consciousness
Robert Bly (Editor)
"In this unique anthology, 150 splendid poems from many eras and cultures illuminate the idea that human consciousness is only one of many kinds of consciousness operating in the universe. In wide-ranging and provocative essays, Robert Bly traces an evolution in poetry since the 18th century -- epitomizing a time of alienation from nature and literary preoccupation with self -- toward poems that, in many different ways, seek the sources of all consciousness, in the molecules of the galaxies and the cells of other creatures. The poems in this collection bring us 'news of the universe' and tell us much about ourselves and our place in the world."--Back cover
Print Book, English, 1980
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Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, 1980
Poetry
299 pages ; 22 cm
1091904336
The old position
The attack on the old position
Poems of twofold consciousness, early twentieth century
Poems of twofold consciousness, 1945-1979
The object poem
Leaving the house