Talking Into the Ear of a Donkey

by Robert Bly

Book Overview

With poems ranging from the ghazal form to free verse, Talking into the Ear of a Donkey is Robert Bly's richest and most varied collection. In the title poem, Bly addresses the "donkey"--possibly poetry itself--that has carried him through a writing life of more than six decades.

from "Talking into the Ear of a Donkey"
"What has happened to the spring,"
I cry, "and our legs that were so joyful
In the bobblings of April?" "Oh, never...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393080226
• ISBN13: 9780393080223
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 107 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.5"