The Erotic Spirit
An Anthology of Poems of Sensuality, Love, and Longing
$36.69
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
15 December 1999
Summary
This extraordinary collection of poems-covering thirty centuries of poetry from around the world-celebrates the erotic spirit in all its forms, from the passion of sexual desire to the intense longing for spiritual union. Beginning with anonymous Egyptian love songs from the fifteenth century BCE and continuing up to today’s finest poets, the book draws on a broad range of cultural and spiritual traditions, including ancient Greek and Roman erotic poems, ecstatic Sufi songs, Chinese elegies f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781570622342 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1570622345 |
| Author: | Sam Hamill |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 1999 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 183mm x 126mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“Hamill, poet and translator, has created a ravishing anthology of poetry celebrating the spiritual aspect of eros, the longing not only to merge one’s body with another, but to join souls.“—Booklist
“From the swift grip and succor of today’s Dorianne Laux to the flowers-in-a-shell plums of ancient Tzu Yeh, these are voices echoing off the walls of a cave, becoming one voice, one song of eros. I’ve seen no better collection.“—Lily Pond, editor of Yellow Silk: A Journal of the Erotic Arts
About The Author
Sam Hamill
Sam Hamill is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, essays, and translations from the classical Chinese and Japanese, ancient Greek, Latin, and other languages. He has been a recipient of fellowships from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission. He lives near Port Townsend, Washington.
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