News of the Universe: Poems of Twofold Consciousness

By Robert Bly

Acclaimed poet and translator Robert Bly here assembles a unique cross–cultural anthology that illuminates the idea of a larger–than–human consciousness operating in the universe. The book's 150 poems come from around the world and many eras: from the ecstatic Sufi poet Rumi to contemporary voices like Kenneth Rexroth, Denise Levertov, Charles Simic, and Mary Oliver. Brilliant introductory essays trace our shifting attitudes toward the natural world, from the "old position" of dominating or denigrating nature, to the growing sympathy expressed by the Romantics and American poets like Whitman and Dickinson. Bly's translations of Neruda, Rilke, and others, along with superb examples of non–Western verse such as Eskimo and Zuni songs, complete this important, provocative anthology.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Sep 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781619026957

Robert Bly

ROBERT W. BLY is the Director of the Center for Technical Communication, a consulting firm that specializes in business communication and marketing. He has been a copywriter and consultant for more than twenty years, and is the author of more than forty-five books.

Reviews for News of the Universe

[jjones42_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A wondrous anthology of poems of the soul. Reading this is like opening to the universe and feeling it move through you. Reading it out loud may actually change the universe...I loved this book before I'd ever really paid attention to Bly as a poet and men's movement guy. When I connected the two, I felt like I had come home.