{"product_id":"that-summers-end-lee-seong-bok-9780593804032","title":"That Summer's End: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne hundred and six poems of self-reflection and exquisite beauty--an intoxicating blend of Seon Buddhism and French Symbolism from one of South Korea's most celebrated and influential poets\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat summer I stood in the centers of storms That summer my despair burst out into crimson but still I weathered the wind and rain\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMountains, rivers, trees, flowers, the dark, a cat, a train. In the elemental forms and figures of our world, Lee Seong-bok finds repositories for thought, sounding boards against which he can test his reflections. Again and again, in sequences, he probes his subjects--five \"Mountain Path\" poems, three \"River\" poems, three commentaries on the \u003ci\u003eI Ching\u003c\/i\u003e-- not to solicit answers, like Moses impatiently striking the rock for water, but to savor the muted tones that echo in response. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter one ruckus \/ begins another \/ The silent forest vibrates \/\/ Suffering was always \/ new suffering\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poems of \u003ci\u003eThat Summer's End\u003c\/i\u003e, though acutely conscious of the self, are free of an inhibiting self-consciousness, speaking directly of youth, love, fear, family, grief, old age, impermanence, and all that's central to life. As enticing as they are profound, Lee Seong-bok's poems have made him not only a poet's poet but a favorite of RM, leader of K-pop superstars BTS, whose support of his work on social media has brought him international attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Seong-Bok\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593804031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593804032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.88w x 0.34d","brand":"Lee Seong-Bok","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47931164688639,"sku":"9780593804032","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e197619a-e9bb-406c-81d9-4054bf238871.jpg?v=1766346890","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/that-summers-end-lee-seong-bok-9780593804032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}