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Books : Songs for Coming Home: Poems


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by: David Whyte

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 821.914
EAN: 9780962152405
ISBN: 0962152404
Label: Many Rivers Press
Manufacturer: Many Rivers Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 51
Publication Date: 1989-01
Publisher: Many Rivers Press
Sales Rank: 735434
Studio: Many Rivers Press



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Master Poet David Whyte
I never thought I liked poetry until I heard a poem read and written by David Whyte. His poetry is an invitation to enter into yourself.

For example in The Opening Of Eyes Mr. Whyte compares life to "the opening of eyes long closed." Some of his work is very inspirational.

This review is by Ramiel Nagel author of Cure Tooth Decay: Heal and Prevent Cavities with Nutrition



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Clarity and Presence
The first volume of poetry produced by David Whyte, this is a book I discovered only after reading his later work. It is fascinating and instructive to see the man at the beginning of his apprenticeship, already possessing the clear vision and understated articulation in these pages that underlies his later bigger narrative poems. Many of the pieces are tight almost ritualistic exercises in attention and presence. Horses Moving on the Snow, Light Over Water. Sound Over Water. The eye and the ear ... Read More




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