...You tryto hold the ending, thisunspooling, make it eitherzero or many, lackor flurry. I was born,you begin, & already each wordmakes you smaller.That Nick Flynn is my fantasy poet boyfriend has already been established here on Goodreads, but Blind Huber, his poetry collection about a blind eighteenth-century beekeeper, was the only book of his I hadn't read, because, I mean, what? A poetry collection about a blind eighteenth-century beekeeper?!? But I'm very glad I finally got around to it, b...

This is a good example of books that frustrate me. When I was applying to MA/MFA programs three years ago it seemed Flynn was all over the place, the publishing index at the end of this book seems to affirm this. I was excited by his youth and acclaim. Yet now, with a more nuanced relationship to verse, this book comes off as shallow, easy, the epitome of quietude. I say this knowing that there will be much resistance to this description. But let's examine the post script in particular for its t...

Sorry, honey. I just don't see what the buzz is all about.

What would you do inside me?You would be utterlylost, labyrinthinecomb, each corridor identical, afunhouse, there, a bridge, workerknit to worker, a spanyou can’t cross.HiveReferencing the biography and work of the blind melittologist Francoise Huber, Nick Flynn’s Blind Huber is a four-part poem about bees. I expected a poetic work with the spirit of Lewis Thomas, someone who would construct beautiful, memorable verse articulating universal truths culled from the observation of bees. Rather, Fly...

3.5-ish. I prefer nick Flynn's more personal work, and I'm not sure I liked the decision to save contextual info for the end. But I liked the poems--nick Flynn's poems are irresistible.

For me, this book of poems didn't quite live up to its concept. The idea here, of having a collection of poems centered not only on the life of bees, but at the same time on the life of the blind beekeeper/scientist is original and interesting. Unfortunately, I never felt as engaged with the actual poems as I expected.In the first poem, we meet the title character himself, who says:my eyes now more like their eyes,morning filtered beyond translucenceI think this is an apt description of the poem...

an absolutely stunning collection. Flynn's word choice is seductive, perfect and wretched. As a lover of bees from afar, I enjoyed every bit, especially the uncredited history of the very naturalists that discovered the life inside the hive.

I had been meaning to read Nick’s second book since I first heard him read some poems from it. His first book, “Some Ether,” really affected me deeply -- in a visceral and aesthetic way, the difference between the two being that I felt with the book as I admired its craft. This doesn’t happen often for me -- usually one or the other (head or heart) dominates my experience. Here, both were in concert.I think what I admire most about the book is its spareness. Flynn takes on a subject with layers

This book of poems didn't necessarily inspire me to start writing afterwards, but I did enjoy it as an example of the versatility of writing, of the fine subject matter, and of the obvious interest expressed by the poet.I don't often read books of poetry from front to back, but rather pick and choose one or two poems to read at a time, put the book down, and wander off to think about what I've read or attempt to start writing based on my feelings about the poem(s). I enjoyed this book, although

I’ve criticized Nick Flynn for rehashing the same subject matter, but his second collection of poetry, Blind Huber, is actually different. It’s about bees.Yes. All of it. About bees. Sometimes the poems are from the perspective of the insects, other times from the handlers, but most of the time, these poems just annoyed me (yes, even when Flynn casually slipped in ‘rhododendron’). Maybe if bees were my favorite insect I’d relish a whole book on the matter, but it seems like a focus best relegate...

Blind Huber is a short collection of poems about bees. This book is completely different from anything I've ever read by Flynn, I could say it feels calmer, almost quiet. It's as if Flynn has finally found a safe zone where he could allow his mind to wander, which is kind of ironic considering the content is about living as bees do. Being born and bred for a single purpose. Almost never leaving hive except when some greater force smashes it open to eat you. Maybe even dying in a comb and being c...

Everything we know about bees and beekeeping is thanks to a blind 18th century Frenchman named Blind Huber. In Nick Flynn's inspired poetry collection which takes its name from the gentleman, we have a collection in which the queen, the workers, the drones, and even Blind Huber himself speaks,weaving a tale of death and rebirth in poetry. Flynn successfully uses excerpts from Huber's own letters and journals within the poems, but it is really the work from the point of view of the bees that get

Dull dud. What's the big deal?"When you see us swarm -- rustle ofwingbeat, collapsed air -- your mindtries to make us one"

Find the review here: http://meghan-barrett.comEvery week a science book, play, article, etc. will 'bee' reviewed (I admit, as an entomologist, that I may use a few too many insect puns). This week's selection is appropriately themed for the first 'Bee Reviewed' post ever - a book of poetry entitled Blind Huber by Nick Flynn.I originally reviewed this book as part of NaRMo - National Reviewing Month, which occurs in February and is run by my undergraduate institution.Blind Huber is a poetic mast...

When I started reading Blind Huber: Poems this week, I met at beekeeper at work, a friend on mine sent me a poem that she wrote that included bees--bees were everywhere. I am so glad I picked this book for the 20th I've read so far this year. It was wonderful. It didn't feel like this whole book about bees was repetitive, or gimmicky. In addition to bees, there were poems about a specific bee researcher, Francois Huber (yeah, he was blind), and his assistant, Francois Burnens. I love how the poe...

Massachusetts poet Nick Flynn lets us in on life as a Queen bee, as a drone, a worker, etc. Bee terminology married to poetry. And many of the poems are named "Huber," after the 18th-Century French beekeeper (he was blind) who taught us everything you don't know about bees. Sweet!If you are of an entomological-bent, this is a find. If you are a beekeeper who loves honey, a bigger find still. Here are a few examples of the sting and the sweetness:Workers (robbers)Your queen stares blank & im-mobi...

Lovely, lovely--the small world of the hive made huge.

quick & lovely but tf is good w these line breaks

Nick Flynn has the whole world buzzing for Blind Huber the beekeeper!Nick FlynnBlind HuberGraywolf Press, 2002Due to Nick Flynn’s success with his first poetry collection Some Ether Nick Flynn had to come back even harder and soar higher than ever before. Well , Blind Huber packs a sting and flies high as a story unravels about a blind French beekeeper and the intricacies of the beehive. At first, this collection of poems seems to be about the thoughts of a beekeeper and the happenings of the in...