{"product_id":"angkor-wat-luke-kurtis-9780989026680","title":"Angkor Wat: poetry and photography","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver half a century later, \u003cem\u003eAngkor Wat\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eAngkor Wat\u003c\/em\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e luke kurtis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 098902668X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780989026680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e bd-studios.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d","brand":"luke kurtis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43927107928319,"sku":"9780989026680","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b2c9ec0b-613d-466d-9a9a-fc23305b0a62.jpg?v=1681086877","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/angkor-wat-luke-kurtis-9780989026680","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}