{"product_id":"9780692484814","title":"The Day Barque: A Review of poetry, prose and the arts - Volume 3, 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 fourth issue (Volume 3 - 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\u003eWe Sometimes Wake\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world is always waiting. Night fades; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEos opens an apricot gate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe call of a mourning dove rises, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efollowed by the she-dove's answer, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher four notes high. A peony petal \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efalls like a silk parachute drifting in horizontal flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world is waiting, keen to meet us and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewe sometimes wake to green's extravagance,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enibbling on tidbits of April light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apollo Poetry Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028211515632,"sku":"9780692484814","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692484814_p0.jpg?v=1763612083","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692484814","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}