{"product_id":"like-the-new-moon-i-will-live-my-life-white-pine-press-distinguished-poets-series-2","title":"Like the New Moon I Will Live My Life (White Pine Press Distinguished Poets Series, 2)","description":"\"The most recent in a line of great American transcendentalist writers.\"—The New York Times\n\"Bly's poems flow from . . . the great current of longing for reality, true maturity, the devotee's call to the Beloved.\"—The Nation\n\"Robert Bly changed the course of poetry in America by opening it up to the imagination and the deep-image aesthetic, he is dedicated to reintegrating poetry with life—daily life, the life of the body, spiritual and political life.\"—Huffington Post\nThe Chinese-influenced strain of Bly's work with its room for movement, spontaneity, and openness is celebrated in Like the New Moon I Will Live My Life and most amply showcased in its over one hundred and fifty poems. The poems, collected from out-of-print books, chapbooks, and uncollected work spanning fifty years, form a companion to his recent Stealing Sugar From The Castle: New and Selected Poems.\nLike The New Moon I Will Live My Life\nWhen your privacy is beginning over,\nHow beautiful the things are that you did not notice before!\nA few sweetclover plants\nAlong the road to Bellingham,\nCulvert ends poking out of driveways,\nWooden corncribs, slowly falling,\nWhat no one loves, no one rushes towards or shouts about,\nWhat lives like the new moon,\nAnd the wind\nBlowing against the rumps of grazing cows.\nTelephone wires stretched across water,\nA drowning sailor standing at the foot of his mother's bed,\nGrandfathers and grandsons sitting together.\nRobert Bly is one of the most influencial poets, translators, and editors of his generation.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1935210645\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1935210645.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bly, Robert|Maloney, Dennis|Smith, Thomas R\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43627187109949,"sku":"BVV.1935210645.G","price":14.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1935210645-0.jpg?v=1789507297","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/like-the-new-moon-i-will-live-my-life-white-pine-press-distinguished-poets-series-2","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}