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ABrilliantCollectionSpanningHalfACentury,FromOneOfAmerica'sMostProminentAndPowerfulPoetsRobertBlyhashadmanyrolesinhisillustriouscareer.Heisachroniclerandmentorofyoungpoets,wasaleaderoftheantiwarmovement,foundedthemen'smovement,andwrotethebestsellingbookIronJohn,whichbroughtthemen'smovementtotheattentionoftheworld.Throughouttheseactivities,Blyhascontinuedtodeepenhisownpoetry,avigorousvoiceinaperiodofmoreacademicwordsmiths.Herehepresentshisfavoritepoemsofthelastdecades-timelessclassicsfromSilenceintheSnowyFields,TheManintheBlackCoatTurns,andLovingaWomaninTwoWorlds.Acompletesectionofmarelousnewpoemsroundsoutthiscollection,whichoffersachancetoreread,inafreshsetting,alifetimeofworkdedicatedtofreshperspectives.ItisabrilliantcollectionthatconfirmsBly'sroleasoneofAmerica'spreeminentpoetswritingtoday.