{"title":"Chuan Xi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChuan Xi\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a rich exploration of contemporary poetry that captures the subtle nuances of life and nature. Readers can expect beautifully crafted verses that invite reflection and evoke deep emotional resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e category, Chuan Xi's works blend lyrical expression with vivid imagery, making them a compelling choice for those who appreciate thoughtful and evocative poetic forms.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bloom-other-poems-by-chuan-xi-9780811231374","title":"Bloom \u0026 Other Poems","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bloom and change your way of living,\" Xi Chuan exhorts us. \"Bloom \/ unleash a deep underground spring with your rhizome.\" In his wildly roving new collection, \u003cem\u003eBloom \u0026amp; Other Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, Xi Chuan, like a modern-day master of the \u003cem\u003efu\u003c\/em\u003e-rhapsody, delves into the incongruities of daily existence, its contradictions and echoes of ancient history, with sensuous exaltations and humorous observations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProblems of mourning and reading, thoughts on loquaciousness, Manhattan, the Luxor Temple, and socks are scrutinized, while in other poems we encounter dead friends on a visit to a small village and fakes in an antique market. At one moment we follow the river's flow through the history of Nanjing, in another we follow an exquisite meditation on the golden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrimming with lyrical beauty and philosophical intensity, the collection ends with a transcript of a conversation between Xi Chuan and the journalist Xu Zhiyuan that earned seventy million views when broadcast online. Award-winning translator Lucas Klein demonstrates in this remarkable bilingual edition that Xi Chuan is one of the most electrifying international poets writing today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430172705004,"sku":"9780811231374","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780811231374.jpg?v=1774559614"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/chuan-xi.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}