Breaking the Willow is a wonderful collection of classic Chinese poems on the themes of parting and exile. The poems, written from the 12th century B.C.E. through the 14th century, capture brief meet
Published in France in 1951 and appearing here for the first time in exquisite English translations that capture the poignancy of the originals, this volume also reproduces the eight drawing by Marc C
“Dobbs is an astonishing poet. The poetry in Paper Pavilion is by turns lyric and incisive, operatic and sweeping. There is a resonant passion that fills every page. With this heartbreaking and exhila
Moon Chung-hee’s lyrical poems represent poignant self-examination, evoking moments of bewilderment and hopeful resignation to the passage of time and imprisoning conditions of her life. Her work expl
“Ruy-Sanchez’s works of fiction are always amazing: adventure, poetry, and intelligence in a new geometry of words. . . . His writing has nerve and agility, his intelligence is sharp without being cru
“Montague explores dark emotions and thoughts with wonderful subtlety; he has a deliciously wicked wit and great range.”—Publishers Weekly“An Occasion of Sin is not to be missed.”—Small Press
How do Bengali women love in times of social transition and political upheaval? These poems look at how Bengali women tell their truths of the heart and mind through their struggles for equality, oppo
These Coyote tales are funny, profound, sometimes sad, and always wise. Blue Cloud’s style and power have made this book a classic. These tales take coyote from his mythic beginnings to the present in
Qustions of geography, ethnic identity, and the corssing of cultural borders keep company with poetic form in this first collection of work.“These poems will wound you and haunt you, but the larger kn
A poetry and life unique in the lineage of the Dalai Lama. The sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso (1683–1706), refused to take full monastic vows and returned to the world, loving alcohol, archery, an
Buddhism was introduced to Korea via China in the fifth century and similar to China and Japan a long tradition of Zen poetry developed. This collection spans 1,500 years of this tradition with a sele
Long neglected or scoffed at by poetry "purists," the prose poem is now taking its rightful place as a distinct and accepted genre in American letters. Johnson’s work as founder and editor of The Pros
Ferida Durakovic refused to leave Sarajevo when the bombs began to fall. Having seen her home and library bombed, she invokes in her poems the icons and myths of a troubled people caught between the t
“With this volume, Chaves makes an outstanding contribution to the books that present classical Chinese poetry in both accurate and enjoyable English translation.”—ChoiceYuan Hung-tao (1568–1610) was
"Shiki's distinctive vision and direct expression make a tone recognizably his own, conveyed beautifully in these pages' translations. We hear Shiki's haiku as the voice of a friend bringing complex n
In poems that are relentlessly introspective yet never trivial, Corey delves into human experience at its most potent moments and shows us that the large questions are best considered within the conte
“A collection of endearing, melancholy little songs. I am grateful to have such an engaging translation.”—Robert Aitken RoshiA lovely gift book of songs of love and wisdom drawn from the classic Japan
“Behind her best poems is the echo of the Bodhisattva Vow, and at the same time the realization that all the combinations called reality are fleeting by nature.”—Kenneth RexrothPathw
A striking new collection by a poet W. S. Merwin calls "gifted, audacious, and accomplished."A prolific journalist, Merrill's most recent work, two non-fiction books on the crisis in the Balkans, have
This is the first collection of stories by acclaimed poet Marjorie Agosin. In lyrical pieces more like poems-in-prose, Agosin celebrates both her own ethnic heritage and the universal human truths tha
"Morgan Gibson found in Japan the Zen pathway to those expanding forms of awareness and compassion which are recognized today as the Buddhist way. Gibson has placed before the reader the personal obst
“Wright’s poems, with their grace and intelligence, not only stand as a rebuke to most of the glib work of his time, but remain among the finest examples of the midcentury American lyric.”—J.D. McClat
Forty poems and one essay by the left-wing schizophrenic Hungarian poet who committed suicide by throwing himself under a train."I have long thought of Attila Jozsef as one of the great poets of the c
