{"product_id":"9780593804032","title":"That Summer's End","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 \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 Mountains, 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. \u003ci\u003eAfter one ruckus \/ begins another \/ The silent forest vibrates \/\/ Suffering was always \/ new suffering\u003c\/i\u003e The 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.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59658505388364,"sku":"9780593804032","price":20.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/4163\/2076\/files\/9780593804032-e73a076ad34f2adb_front.webp?v=1793375249","url":"https:\/\/foxandfable.com\/fr\/products\/9780593804032","provider":"Fox \u0026 Fable","version":"1.0","type":"link"}