{"product_id":"riding-pisces-poems-from-five-collections-9781905700912","title":"Riding Pisces: Poems from Five Collections","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRiding Pisces \u003c\/em\u003ebrings together a number of hard-to-find and uncollected texts from almost the full extent of Yang Lian's career - from \u003cem\u003eMasks and Crocodiles \u003c\/em\u003e(Sydney, 1990 - although the translations here are new), from the out-of-print collection \u003cem\u003eNon-Person Singular \u003c\/em\u003e(London, 1994), from \u003cem\u003eNotes of a Blissful Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e, published in Hong Kong in 2002, from the \u003cem\u003eSailor's Home\u003c\/em\u003e six-handed anthology (Shearsman Books, 2005), and from the as-yet uncollected \u003cem\u003eDark Blue Verses\u003c\/em\u003e. For those already familiar with Yang Lian's remarkable long poems, such as \u003cem\u003eConcentric Circles\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhere the Sea Stands Still\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eYi\u003c\/em\u003e, this volume offers an invaluable opportunity to fill the gaps in their knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Yang Lian is one of the most astonishing poets I've read for years. He has a westernist, modernist sensibility allied with an ancient Chinese, almost shamanistic one. He can both excite and frighten you-like MacDiarmid meets Rilke with Samurai sword drawn!\" - W.N. Herbert, \u003cem\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shearsman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781905700912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Lian Yang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43624128676021,"sku":"9781905700912","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3af9bbd4-ae1d-4add-a2f8-2444e4205bbc.jpg?v=1707800888","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/riding-pisces-poems-from-five-collections-9781905700912","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}