{"product_id":"breaking-the-willow-poems-of-parting-exile-separation-reunion-paperback-2","title":"Breaking the Willow: Poems of Parting, Exile, Separation \u0026 Reunion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Lunde\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreaking the Willow\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful collection of classic Chinese poems on the themes of parting and exile. The poems capture brief meetings between poet friends over a jug of wine, the lament of lovers parting, and the seclusion of the hermit. One can smell the incense smoke, hear the night rain on an autumn lake, and see the moon shining through the pines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Lunde\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and translator. His most recent books include \u003ci\u003eBlues for Port City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Carving of Insects\u003c\/i\u003e, Bian Zhilin's collected poems, which was co-translated with Mary M.Y. Fung and won the 2007 PEN USA Translation Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Lunde is a poet and translator. His most recent books include: Blues for Port City, Heart Transplants \u0026amp; Other Misappropriations, Nightfishing in Great Sky River, Instead, and The Carving of Insects, Bian Zhilin's collected poems co-translated with Mary M.Y. Fung, which won the 2007 PEN USA Translation Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 7 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47582742970589,"sku":"9781893996953","price":15.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/79XPFhvIDb9781893996953_df422452-7a4e-472a-a97b-6cdec780a0e2.webp?v=1773583415","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/breaking-the-willow-poems-of-parting-exile-separation-reunion-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}