The Rose of Time: New & Selected Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780811218481)

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.

Author: Bei Dao
ISBN-10: 0811218481
ISBN-13: 9780811218481
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d