{"product_id":"sea-summit-yi-lu-9781571314765","title":"Sea Summit: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Full of nuanced and subtle scene-making.\" --WAYNE MILLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfluenced by both the \"gray, sinister sea\" near the village where Yi Lu grew up during the Cultural Revolution, and the beauty of the sea in the books she read as a child, \u003cem\u003eSea Summit\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of paradox and questioning. The sea is an impossible force to the poet: it is both a majestic presence that predates man, and something to carry with us wherever we go, to be put \"by an ancient rattan chair,\" so we can watch \"its waves toss\" from above. Exploring the current ecological crisis and our complicated relationship to the wildness around us, Yi Lu finds something more complex than a traditional nature poet might in the mysterious connection between herself and the forces of nature represented by the boundless ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated brilliantly by the acclaimed poet Fiona Sze-Lorrain, this collection of poems introduces an important contemporary Chinese poet to English-language readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yi Lu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571314768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571314765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/07\/2016","brand":"Yi Lu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45180285026559,"sku":"9781571314765","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee68dd8d-4460-4cfb-842d-e912adf3a257.jpg?v=1712897807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sea-summit-yi-lu-9781571314765","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}