{"product_id":"korea-society-event-that-summers-end-by-lee-song-bok","title":"[Korea Society Event] That Summer's End by Lee Song-Bok","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: This product page is for folks looking to attend Korea Society's event on Tuesday, October 20\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003ePre-order your copy of THAT SUMMER'S END ahead of the event to guarantee your signed copy! Books will be available for pick up at the event itself. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne hundred and six poems of self-reflection and exquisite beauty—an intoxicating blend of Seon Buddhism and French Symbolism from one of South Korea's most celebrated and influential poets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat summer I stood in the centers of storms   That summer my despair burst out into crimson but still I weathered the wind and rain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMountains, rivers, trees, flowers, the dark, a cat, a train. In the elemental forms and figures of our world, Lee Seong-bok finds repositories for thought, sounding boards against which he can test his reflections. Again and again, in sequences, he probes his subjects—five “Mountain Path” poems, three “River” poems, three commentaries on the I Ching— not to solicit answers, like Moses impatiently striking the rock for water, but to savor the muted tones that echo in response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter one ruckus \/ begins another \/ The silent forest vibrates \/\/ Suffering was always \/ new suffering\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems of That Summer’s End, though acutely conscious of the self, are free of an inhibiting self-consciousness, speaking directly of youth, love, fear, family, grief, old age, impermanence, and all that’s central to life. As enticing as they are profound, Lee Seong-bok’s poems have made him not only a poet’s poet but a favorite of RM, leader of K-pop superstars BTS, whose support of his work on social media has brought him international attention.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yu \u0026 Me Books","offers":[{"title":"Book with Ticket","offer_id":52088594530533,"sku":"Korea Society Event 10.20.26","price":32.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/2581\/1941\/files\/9780593804032_8f2fc.jpg?v=1786569274","url":"https:\/\/yuandmebooks.com\/products\/korea-society-event-that-summers-end-by-lee-song-bok","provider":"Yu \u0026 Me Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}