{"product_id":"9780615940618","title":"The Day Barque: A review of poetry, prose and the arts - Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Day Barque\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a review of poetry, prose and works of art exploring the age-old quest for the divinity within. It focuses on the moment-to-moment struggle to connect with that which is timeless and eternal while being bound by time in an earthly body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo be published bi-annually by the Apollo Poetry Society in the foothills of Northern California, \u003ci\u003eThe Day Barque\u003c\/i\u003e contains poems, stories, paintings, drawings, and other works of arts from contributors worldwide, all of whom are actively involved in the effort of being present, also known as self-remembering, mindfulness, self-inquiry, prayer of the heart, and \u003ci\u003eknow thyself\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other names. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur central theme--the journey of the seeker to awaken from sleep--is that at the heart of all the world's great traditions, including Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Jewish, Sufi, Egyptian, Mesoamerican, Stoic, Platonic, Non-Dualist, the Fourth Way, as well as the principal subject of the world's epics, myths and fairy tales. In this first issue (Volume 1, Number 1), we feature contributions from poets, writers, and artists from Rome, Athens, Moscow, Istanbul, London, Prague, Ahmedabad, Cairo, and Apollo, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a poem by John Craig from this issue:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONCE ONE KNOWS WHY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce one knows why one is here in an earthsuit respiring;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eonce one has loosened the husk of identity and moves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003earound in it without fear of death or loss or failure;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eonce one has gotten out of one's own way, stopped impeding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eall in one that desires nothing but to return to God;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethen one's moments left on earth, whether one or many more,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare a sweet suffering, a stone's welcome to the bright stream\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewearing it smooth, smoother, featureless, dissolved, gone to God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apollo Poetry Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49893566710000,"sku":"9780615940618","price":22.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615940618","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}