{"product_id":"the-rose-of-time-new-selected-poems-9780811218481","title":"The Rose of Time: New \u0026 Selected Poems","description":"this moment leads to the door of rebirth\u003cbr\u003ethe door opens to the sea\u003cbr\u003ethe rose of time\u003cbr\u003e --Bei Dao\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rose of Time: New \u0026amp; Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eLandscape Over Zero\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnlock\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811218481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Bei Dao","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644302127260,"sku":"9780811218481","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d0ab7243-914d-4679-8446-d7591e5c634e.jpg?v=1603858308","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-rose-of-time-new-selected-poems-9780811218481","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}