{"product_id":"9780811224055","title":"Songs of Love, Moon, \u0026 Wind: Poems from the Chinese","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Nothing stands still in this poetry: the wind blows the trees, the lake water ripples and the ever-present road runs in and out of the hills.”—\u003cem\u003eAmerican Poetry Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003eMoss covered paths between scarlet peonies,\u003cbr\u003e Pale jade mountains fill your rustic windows.\u003cbr\u003e I envy you, drunk with flowers,\u003cbr\u003e Butterflies swirling in your dreams.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Ch’ien Ch’i\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This exquisite gift book offers a wide sampling of Chinese verse, from the first century to our own time, beginning with the lyric poetry of Tu Fu, moving to the folk songs of the Six Dynasties Period, on to the Sung Dynasty, and to the present. Also represented are some of the best-known women of Chinese poetry, including Li Ching-chao and Chu Shu-chen. These simple, accessible but profound poems come through to us with a breathtaking immediacy in Kenneth Rexroth’s English versions—a wonderful gift for any lover of poetry.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129369182448,"sku":"9780811224055","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780811224055_p0.jpg?v=1763747329","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780811224055","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}