{"title":"Brother Anthony","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrother Anthony was born in Britain in 1942. He studied at Queen’s College, Oxford University, before joining the Community of Taizé (France) in 1969. He lived in the Philippines from 1977 to 1980, then moved to Korea, where he became a naturalized citizen in 1994. He is a professor in the English Department of Sogang University, Seoul. His published translations of Korean literature include \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.boaeditions.org\/collections\/ko-un\" title=\"Ko Un\"\u003eKo Un\u003c\/a\u003e’s \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of My Waves, Ten Thousand Lives, Little Pilgrim, Beyond Self, Songs for Tomorrow, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.boaeditions.org\/collections\/translations\/products\/flowers-of-a-moment\" title=\"Flowers of a Moment\"\u003eFlowers of a Moment\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e He has also published translations of poems by Ku Sand, Midang, Ch`ǒn Sang Pyǒng, Kim Su-Yǒng, Shin Kyǒng-Nim, Lee Si-Yǒng, and Kim Kwang-Kyu, et al., and fiction by Yi Mun-Yol among others—some 20 volumes so far.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"flowers-of-a-moment","title":"Flowers of a Moment","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2007 Northern California Book Award in Translation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlowers of a Moment\u003c\/em\u003e, Ko Un's latest treasure trove, is a recital of a stunning range of feeling, intellection, and expression featuring 180 brief zen poems from Korea's most beloved poet and four-time Nobel Prize nominee. These are intimate sketches by a literary giant at the apex of his career, in the autumn of his life. The effect of these poems is as subtle as the freshest green tea, as tonic as the best ginseng, as powerful as a shaman drum solo, as intimate as a standing before a waterfall. This edition also features a dozen inkbrush calligraphies by the poet, done especially for the english-language edition. \"Bodhisattva of Korean poetry, exuberant, demotic, abundant, obsessed with poetic creation... Ko Un is a magnificent poet, combination of Buddhist cognoscente, passionate political libertarian, and naturalist historian.\"-- Allen Ginsberg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIn the old days a poet once said\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the old days a poet once said\u003cbr\u003e our nation is destroyed\u003cbr\u003e yet the mountains and rivers survive\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Today's poet says\u003cbr\u003e the mountains and rivers are destroyed\u003cbr\u003e yet our nation survives\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tomorrow's poet will say\u003cbr\u003e the mountain's and rivers are destroyed\u003cbr\u003e our nation is destroyed and Alas!\u003cbr\u003e you and I are completely destroyed\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© BOA Editions, Ltd 2006\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Available editions:\u003cbr\u003e --------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e Cloth ISBN: 978-1-929918-87-4\u003cbr\u003e Price: $25.95\u003cbr\u003e Publishing Date: September 2006 \u003cbr\u003e Paperback ISBN: 978-1-929918-88-1\u003cbr\u003e Price: $17.95\u003cbr\u003e Publishing Date: September 2006\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":9802166277,"sku":"9781929918881","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cloth","offer_id":8418435013,"sku":"978-1-929918-87-4","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/FLOWERS_OF_A_MOMENT.jpg?v=1527683263"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/collections\/brotheranthony.jpg?v=1526050088","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/collections\/brother-anthony.oembed","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}