Description
This expansive anthology traces humanity's enduring quest for the divine, beginning with the earliest known poet, Enheduanna, and spanning millennia and continents. Featuring a breathtaking array of voices, from King David and Lao Tzu to Blake and Dickinson, it showcases the diverse ways cultures have grappled with spirituality and their relationship to the sacred. Kaveh Akbar masterfully curates this collection, weaving together canonical and lesser-known poets to reveal the profound multiplicity of human responses to the ineffable. It is a rich tapestry of verse that explores the "thinning of the partition" between ourselves and the wondrous world around us.
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paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2023
400 pages
ISBN: 9780241391594
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First Published
2023
Language
eng
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