{"product_id":"9780692242056","title":"The Day Barque: A Review of poetry, prose and the arts - Volume 2, Number 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\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Day Barque \u003c\/i\u003eis 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 art 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 second issue (Volume 2 - 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 Jo Anna Mortensen from this issue:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE GREAT LAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI want to hide between the wind's fingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI want that vast turquoise lake to thirst for my return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI want to catch up on the fireweed's gossip\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand search the dall sheep's gaze for secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat the child may wander without betraying \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe name of her creamy-barked birch;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat she will be awake first and her bare feet \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ememorize pebbles and the cool licks of waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan you see fog coveting morning's colors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003escheming to pocket the lake's beauty?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSunlight rebuffs this mischief;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhips violet and gold across the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut do not wake the stranger sleeping on ferns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor let the vole strip bark from the birch;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enudge me if the Great One appears\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esobering, shattering, immense in the midnight sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apollo Poetry Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49807732736240,"sku":"9780692242056","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692242056","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}