{"product_id":"9780989026680","title":"Angkor Wat: poetry and photography","description":"In 1963, Allen Ginsberg traveled to Cambodia and visited the ancient Khmer temples. He wrote \"Angkor Wat,\" an eponymous poem about the temple complex. It was a very different time: pre-Vietnam War, pre-Khmer Rouge, and before the bustling tourism trade that is now the lifeblood of Siem Reap. Yet the Angkor Wat temples themselves remain a unique source of inspiration for poets and photographers who travel there from all over the world.\u003cp\u003eOver half a century later, \u003ci\u003eAngkor Wat\u003c\/i\u003e by luke kurtis is both the artist's homage to Ginsberg's text as well a celebration of his own pilgrimages to the ancient city. Published in 1968, Ginsberg's \u003ci\u003eAngkor Wat\u003c\/i\u003e book was a single long poem accompanied by photographs by Alexandra Lawrence. kurtis's book is a suite of poems paired with his original photography. Chronicling the poet's own travels where he explored mythical stories and experienced mystical visions, kurtis's poems take you on a tour of Angkor Wat (and beyond) unlike any other and tell the story of one American poet deepening his Buddhist spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bd-studios.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49898517528816,"sku":"9780989026680","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780989026680","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}