{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-spiritual-verse-110-poets-on-the-divine","title":"The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse: 110 Poets on the Divine","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring new selection of poems exploring faith and the divine, featuring poets from across the world, from antiquity to the present, compiled by renowned poet and author of \u003ci\u003eMartyr!\u003c\/i\u003e, Kaveh Akbar \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoets have always looked to the skies for inspiration, and have written as a way of getting closer to the power and beauty they sense in nature, in each other and in the cosmos. This anthology is a holistic and global survey of a lyric conversation about the divine, one which has been ongoing for millennia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with the earliest attributable author in all of human literature, the twenty-third century BC Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna, and taking in a constellation of voices - from King David to Lao Tzu, from the \u003ci\u003eEpic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e to the Malian \u003ci\u003eEpic of Sundiata\u003c\/i\u003e - this selection presents a number of canonical voices like Blake, Dickinson and Tagore, alongside lesser-anthologized diverse voices going up to the present day, that showcase the breathtaking multiplicity of ways humanity has responded to the divine across place and time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese poets' voices commune between millenia, offering readers a chance to experience for themselves the vast and powerful interconnectedness of these incantations orbiting the most elemental of all subjects - our spirit.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0241391598\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780241391594\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Akbar, Kaveh, Akbar, Kaveh\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Sep 2023)","offer_id":46079990825157,"sku":"9780241391594","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780241391594.jpg?v=1776033451","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-spiritual-verse-110-poets-on-the-divine","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}