Morning Poems

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Summary: Poems written before embracing the day
Review: The concept of this book (to write a poem before getting out of bed) bubbles as subtext under each stanza. There is slow contemplation and sleepy humour throughout; the thoughts of an old poet waking. Among my favourites were "The Russian" and "November". This was my first experience of Bly, but it will not be my last.

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Summary: Good Morning Poems
Review: The idea alone of writing poems in the morning right away is a challenging one. Perhaps Bly is more of a morning person than I. Overall the poems in this collection are excellent. Bly was recommended to me for a poet to study prose poems, but beyond that he captures thoughts and emotions that often have a universalism to them. I don't like every poem in this collection, but that shouldn't hold anyone away from reading it.