Eating the Honey of Words

"Bly's imaginative prose poems radiate witty delight." — Library Journal

A brilliant collection spanning half a century, from one of America's most powerful poets.

Robert Bly had many roles in his illustrious career. He was a chronicler and mentor of young poets, was a leader of the antiwar movement, founded the men's movement, and wrote the bestselling book Iron John, which brought the men's movement to the attention of the world. Throughout these activities, Bly continued to deepen his own poetry, a vigorous voice in a period of more academic wordsmiths. Here he has presented his favorite poems of the last decades-timeless classics from Silence in the Snowy Fields, The Man in the Black Coat Turns, and Loving a Woman in Two Worlds. A complete section of marvelous new poems rounds out this collection, which offers a chance to reread, in a fresh setting, a lifetime of work dedicated to fresh perspectives. 

Fifty years of work. One unforgettable voice.
Prose Poems: Experience the "imaginative... witty delight" that redefined the form, blending the everyday with the mythic.Nature and Spirit: Journey from the snowy fields of Minnesota to the interior landscapes of the soul, where the spiritual and the earthly meet.Mythopoetic Vision: Discover the powerful explorations of masculinity, myth, and the inner life that inspired a generation and led to the bestselling phenomenon Iron John.A Voice Against War: Witness the fierce, unflinching poems that cemented Bly's role as a leading voice in the anti-war movement.New & Uncollected Work: Read a complete section of marvelous new poems alongside timeless classics, gathered together for the first time in this landmark edition.