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Green Mountain: Poems by Yang Jian
Description
Green Mountain compiles a representative selection of lyrical poems by contemporary Chinese poet and painter Yang Jian, also a Buddhist, in Fiona Sze-Lorrain's elegant translation. Exploring history, faith, memory, nature, and the various transient complexities of human existence, these poems seek a pure form of simplicity in thought and style, reminiscent of meditative beauty and Asian ink-wash painting aesthetics.Product Details
Price
$43.70
Publisher
Merwinasia
Publish Date
June 30, 2020
Pages
154
Dimensions
5.28 X 8.35 X 0.71 inches | 0.01 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781937385736
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About the Author
Lauded as one of the most important contemporary Chinese poets, Yang Jian was born in Anhui province in 1967. He paints in ink and leads a Buddhist life in Ma'anshan.
Fiona Sze-Lorrain's recent poetry collection is The Ruined Elegance (Princeton, 2016). Also a zheng harpist and translator, she has been a Abigail R. Cohen Fellow at the Columbia Institute for Ideas and Imagination in Paris.
Christopher Merrill has authored twelve books of poetry and nonfiction, including Self-Portrait with Dogwood (Trinity, 2017). He directs the IWP at the University of Iowa.
