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The Rose of Time: New and Selected Poems

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in the mirror there is always this moment

this moment leads to the door of rebirth

the door opens to the sea

the rose of time

—Bei Dao

The Rose of Time: New Selected Poems presents a glowing selection of poetry by contemporary China’s most celebrated poet, Bei Dao. From his earliest work, Bei Dao developed a wholly original poetic language composed of mysterious and arresting images tuned to a distinctive musical key. This collection spans Bei Dao’s entire writing life, from his first book to appear in English, The August Sleepwalker, published a year after the Tiananmen tragedy, to the increasingly interior and complex poems of Landscape Over Zero and Unlock, to new never-before-published work. This bilingual edition also includes a prefatory note by the poet, and a brief afterword by the editor Eliot Weinberger. A must-read book from a seminal poet who has been translated into over thirty languages.

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Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New Directions

Release: May 10, 2022

ISBN: 0811218481

ISBN 13: 9780811218481

The Rose of Time: New and Selected Poems

4.4/5 ( ratings)

in the mirror there is always this moment

this moment leads to the door of rebirth

the door opens to the sea

the rose of time

—Bei Dao

The Rose of Time: New Selected Poems presents a glowing selection of poetry by contemporary China’s most celebrated poet, Bei Dao. From his earliest work, Bei Dao developed a wholly original poetic language composed of mysterious and arresting images tuned to a distinctive musical key. This collection spans Bei Dao’s entire writing life, from his first book to appear in English, The August Sleepwalker, published a year after the Tiananmen tragedy, to the increasingly interior and complex poems of Landscape Over Zero and Unlock, to new never-before-published work. This bilingual edition also includes a prefatory note by the poet, and a brief afterword by the editor Eliot Weinberger. A must-read book from a seminal poet who has been translated into over thirty languages.

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Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New Directions

Release: May 10, 2022

ISBN: 0811218481

ISBN 13: 9780811218481

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