{"product_id":"happy-mountain-beauteous-land-robert-k-wen-9781532013690","title":"Happy Mountain, Beauteous Land: A Collection of Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eA civil engineering professor emeritus from Michigan State University finds an artistic outlet for his midlife--and later life--musings about personal, professional, and spiritual issues. It comes in the form of poems--fifty-seven in English and seven in Chinese.\u003cbr\u003e Professor Robert Wen immigrated to the United States from China in 1952, shortly after the Communist Party took control of his native land. After retirement, he has written three novels in English, two of which have been translated into Chinese, and a book on religion and another on philosophy. Poetry, however, has been one of his enduring passions. The collection reflects his keen observations about the world around him, as well as meditations on keeping a balance between work and relaxation, and between worldly and spiritual aspects of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e...\u003cbr\u003e Be this the truth as well.\u003cbr\u003e I am here and now, \u003cbr\u003e In body and in spirit, \u003cbr\u003e Singing my song for this blessed valley, \u003cbr\u003e Serene like a starlit bay, \u003cbr\u003e Harboring a decent people at their rest, \u003cbr\u003e In glimmering lights their boats safely moored.\u003cbr\u003e In these lines I'll keep this evening evermore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the last stanza of Poem M.1978: A SUMMER EVENING IN PLEASANTON \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert K. Wen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1532013698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781532013690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.28d","brand":"Robert K. Wen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459329569023,"sku":"9781532013690","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd019afe-7e16-4f55-ad1c-c999be8e23ab.jpg?v=1777409143","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/happy-mountain-beauteous-land-robert-k-wen-9781532013690","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}