{"product_id":"the-garden-entrusted-to-me-robert-bly-9781945680854","title":"The Garden Entrusted to Me: Essays on Poetry \u0026 the Writing Life","description":"The Garden Entrusted to Me collects Robert Bly's essential writings on his life and practice of poetry, revealing his approach to technique and the experiences that formed him as a poet.Robert Bly's essays on the craft of poetry and the writing life--some previously unpublished--are gathered in one volume for the first. Three autobiographical essays highlight Bly's origins on the family farm in western Minnesota and his early exposure to poetry as a high school student. Others broadly outline Bly's approach to the vocation and discipline of poetry. At the center of this collection are a half-dozen pieces that focus on approaches to form and sound in poetry, revealing the originality of Bly's method and process. The book concludes with the major \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e interview summarizing biographical, artistic and philosophical themes of Bly's life and work as they have appeared throughout this volume, while opening new avenues for further exploration; in that way it mirrors the continual unfolding of Bly's thought and creativity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Bly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1945680857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945680854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e White Pine Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Robert Bly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881153483007,"sku":"9781945680854","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f278cc6-04da-4f5f-8b00-8da944605aa0.jpg?v=1747970836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-garden-entrusted-to-me-robert-bly-9781945680854","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}