Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and the Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words Paperback – 1 Jan. 2015

I love this book! It's a feast for the soul - lyrical, thought-provoking and profound. I've only recently come across David Whyte's work and I find both his prose and poetry really speaks to me. In 'Consolations' he takes everyday words and comes up with some amazing insights. Words that you use regularly without much thought suddenly take on tremendous depth, or meander along untrodden paths which you might never otherwise have taken. You can dip in and out of this book; use it for meditation or reflection or even as a basis for a discussion group. It'll make you pause and reflect ... something we don't do enough these days.

This beautiful, reflective book is great to revisit and dip into now and then when you want to be inspired and consoled. I'm still reading snippets from it when I feel the need for the author's insights and soothing poetic voice. It's good to have a fresh perspective on words which we are apt to take for granted or have only a sketchy awareness of their deeper meaning. And this lyrical book certainly opens your eyes to the way words speak to us. A poetic feast for the soul. I loved it!

Wow! Consolations is brilliant. David manages to give us a gift of life love and whatever else that makes us understand ourselves in this world.Words , mystical and he brings us alive into understanding from the depths of the heart. Especially in the break up of a relationship. I have found reading his poems at the right moment and have been helpful in my life...

David Whyte's words resonate, as effectively as his use of repetition when he reads them. He brings daily pleasure to my bare or overflowing table. I wish him well.

These are stimulating essays with much wisdom. I have found them illuminating and they have given me food for thought as well as clarifying aspects of my experience. A book to return to again and again. A joy.

The poet at his best - as insightful as ever. It is pure magic as David Whyte finds his poetry in the conversational nature of reality (as he calls it).A book to cherish.

A wonderful collection of essays on the concepts behind the keywords we use, and sometimes overuse, in our everyday lives. Subtlety and intelligence explain and describe and explore; they indeed provide consolation in difficult times.

A fantastic reflective book you can use every day. Highly recommended for anyone who is seeking thought provoking life experience challenges