Jeff Bien is an internationally acclaimed poet, musician, activist and widely regarded teacher of consciousness and meditation, whose work has been published, translated, and performed in more than sixty countries. He is the author of numerous books which have received critical acclaim in Canada and abroad, as well as several new collections of poems. Forthcoming titles include: One Hundred Seconds to Midnight; The Archeological Digest of Names, So say I; as well as a lifetime’s collection of consciousness. His latest book, In a Time of No Song was released by Exile Editions.
Bien has been referred to as “An awakened consciousness arisen in the West” by Yogrishi Vishvketu, Yoga Master, Rishikesh, India, “another Walt Whitman” by George Whitman of Shakespeare and Company in Paris, “a poet of pure sentience...the mysticism of the source is here” by A.F. Moritz, “a voice in the darkness, a poet for seekers”, by “Prism International, “a human rights defender who is a legend” by GQ, “a voice that calls the soul to join the silence and keep it there, in abandon... disguised as a human, using a body of flesh and fire”, Michele Cassou, San Francisco.
He has been acclaimed as “an astonishing lyricist” by George Elliott Clarke”, “a ruthless, truth-telling poet” by Poetry Australia, and “a master poet, eloquent and erudite”, by CBC. Of his work it has been said: “his poetry crackles with prophetic energy” in Canadian Literature; “Potent and persuasive” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, from City Lights, San Francisco’; “The kind of poem that should not have been able to be written” by Gary Geddes; “a display of verbal pyrotechnics such as I’ve never seen before” by Irving Layton; and “This is like watching lightning, strike after strike of lightning” by Barry Callaghan; in addition to having been recognized by Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney in selecting his work for the Arvon Anthology of Great Britain.
His music has been praised for its vision and lyrical quality, and for inspiring and awakening social and spiritual consciousness. With fraternal greetings from Leonard Cohen, accolades from Mercan Dede, Liona Boyd, David Broza, and other international artists, Bien’s work embodies diverse musical and cultural influences, engaging oral and formal traditions which include the migrancy of folk, jazz, classical, African and spiritual genre.
His work was recognized by some of Canada’s foremost musicians and writers, and will be released in 2022, as both a live CD and documentary entitled, “Song in a Time of No Song”, celebrating the spiritus of his poetry, music, and consciousness work, to be integrated with a series of videos being created as part of a documentary on his life and work, by a film/videographer at the University of Cardiff. .
He is presently completing the culmination of a lifetime’s work, Songs of Non-Separation: Teachings on Consciousness & Spirituality, culled from years of practice and study within various traditions.
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