{"title":"Poetry--Asian--Chinese","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"lao-tzu-tao-te-ching-a-book-about-the-way-and-the-power-of-the-way","title":"Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rich, poetic, and socially relevant version of the great spiritual-philosophical classic of Taoism, the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e--from a legendary literary icon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Most people know Ursula K. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy. Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work. And in \u003ci\u003eLao Tzu: Tao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e, we are treated to Le Guin's unique take on Taoist philosophy's founding classic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Le Guin presents Lao Tzu's time-honored and astonishingly powerful philosophy like never before. Drawing on a lifetime of contemplation and including extensive personal commentary throughout, she offers an unparalleled window into the text's awe-inspiring, immediately relatable teachings and their inestimable value for our troubled world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jargon-free but still faithful to the poetic beauty of the original work, Le Guin's unique translation is sure to be welcomed by longtime readers of the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e as well as those discovering the text for the first time.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1611807247\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781611807240\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Lao Tzu, Le Guin, Ursula K.\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (May 2019)","offer_id":46080561250501,"sku":"9781611807240","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781611807240.jpg?v=1776038318"},{"product_id":"the-mountain-poems-of-stonehouse","title":"The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 Washington State Book Award in Poetry Translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Mountain Poems of Stonehouse\u003c\/i\u003e [is] a tough-spirited book of enlightened free verse.\"--\u003ci\u003eKyoto Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Zen master and mountain hermit Stonehouse--considered one of the greatest Chinese Buddhist poets--used poetry as his medium of instruction. Near the end of his life, monks asked him to record what he found of interest on his mountain; Stonehouse delivered to them hundreds of poems and an admonition: \"Do not to try singing these poems. Only if you sit on them will they do you any good.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly revised, with the Chinese originals and Red Pine's abundant commentary and notes, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain Poems of Stonehouse\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential volume for Zen students, readers of Asian literature, and all who love the outdoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter eating I dust off a boulder and sleep\u003cbr\u003eand after sleeping I go for a walk\u003cbr\u003eon a cloudy late summer day\u003cbr\u003ean oriole sings from a sapling\u003cbr\u003ebriefly enjoying the season\u003cbr\u003ejoyfully singing out its heart\u003cbr\u003etrue happiness is right here\u003cbr\u003ewhy chase an empty name\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStonehouse\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1272 in Changshu, China, and took his name from a cave at the edge of town. He became a highly respected dharma master in the Zen Buddhist tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRed Pine\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's leading translators of Chinese poetry. \"Every time I translate a book of poems,\" he writes, \"I learn a new way of dancing. And the music has to be Chinese.\" He lives near Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1556594550\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781556594557\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Pine, Red, Stonehouse\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (May 2014)","offer_id":46291841581253,"sku":"9781556594557","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781556594557.jpg?v=1780113164"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/collections\/poetry-asian-chinese.oembed","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}