Starting from Sappho, the "tenth muse" in ancient Greece, the poet Nishikawa selected 44 representative poets in the history of poetry development and their 103 classic lyric works, together with 44 exclusive portraits of poets, to compile this unique anthology of world lyric poetry. It breaks the traditional limitations of focusing on European and American poets, extends the tentacles of poetry to Persia, India, Vietnam, and Japan, and strives to outline a more comprehensive map of world poetry for Chinese poetry readers. Stretching from the 6th century BC to the 20th century, the poet uses the sensitivity of the poet to witness the beauty and sorrow, passion and uneasiness of our era for more than two thousand years.
Rumi: "Let the soul speak, with the face of silence."
Hafiz: "Tonight's topic is love, tomorrow night too, and the day after tomorrow too."
Joyce: "Sing of those who love each other, now sleep in death, love is so tired, all the love in the cemetery sleeps."
T. S. Eliot: "Love is a strange name, with a pair of hands that weave flames. With fire that no one can bear, it weaves a garment that no one can untie."
Dylan Thomas: "Don't go meekly into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of light."
In this world that may be destroyed tomorrow, poetry is the light shining among the ashes and ruins, always giving us love and strength.
Reader comments
This book is very special! It is like a treasure house of world poetry, taking me to appreciate the love in the eyes of poets from different countries and eras. Nishikawa's poem selection is very discerning, each one is like a bright star✨ Especially Dylan Thomas's line "Don't go meekly into that good night", it is really powerful! It reminds me of "The Collection of Birds", both of which use concise and profound words to touch people's hearts. In short, this book made me feel the charm and power of poetry. I highly recommend it! 🤩
This book is very special! It is like a treasure house of world poetry, taking me to appreciate the love in the eyes of poets from different countries and eras. Nishikawa's poem selection is very discerning, each one is like a bright star✨ Especially Dylan Thomas's line "Don't go meekly into that good night", it is really powerful! It reminds me of "The Collection of Birds", both of which use concise and profound words to touch people's hearts. In short, this book made me feel the charm and power of poetry. I highly recommend it! 🤩