{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-spiritual-verse-110-poets-on-the-divine-9780241391594","title":"The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse: 110 Poets on the Divine","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring new selection of poems exploring faith and the divine, featuring poets from across the world, from antiquity to the present, compiled by renowned poet and author of \u003ci\u003eMartyr!\u003c\/i\u003e, Kaveh Akbar \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoets have always looked to the skies for inspiration, and have written as a way of getting closer to the power and beauty they sense in nature, in each other and in the cosmos. This anthology is a holistic and global survey of a lyric conversation about the divine, one which has been ongoing for millennia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with the earliest attributable author in all of human literature, the twenty-third century BC Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna, and taking in a constellation of voices - from King David to Lao Tzu, from the \u003ci\u003eEpic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e to the Malian \u003ci\u003eEpic of Sundiata\u003c\/i\u003e - this selection presents a number of canonical voices like Blake, Dickinson and Tagore, alongside lesser-anthologized diverse voices going up to the present day, that showcase the breathtaking multiplicity of ways humanity has responded to the divine across place and time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese poets' voices commune between millenia, offering readers a chance to experience for themselves the vast and powerful interconnectedness of these incantations orbiting the most elemental of all subjects - our spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaveh Akbar\u003c\/b\u003e is an Iranian American poet and scholar. He is the author of the poetry collections \u003ci\u003ePilgrim Bell, Calling a Wolf a Wolf \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePortrait of the Alcoholic\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novel \u003ci\u003eMartyr!.\u003c\/i\u003e He teaches Creative Writing and Poetry of the Divine at Purdue University, Indiana.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50600184086802,"sku":"9780241391594","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_279a9a4f-1619-48f2-bf10-2016e6a2e5ba.jpg?v=1732210488","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-spiritual-verse-110-poets-on-the-divine-9780241391594","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}