New Book to Add to GoodReads

[Samantha]

Requesting a book be added:
* Title: I Have Forsaken Heaven & Earth, but Never Forsaken You
* Author(s) name(s): MA Hui, translated by Leilei Chen
* ISBN (or ASIN): 9781989466643
* Publisher: Frontenac House Ltd.
* Publication Date Year: 2023
* Publication Date Month: N/A
* Publication Date Day: N/A
* Page count: 96
* Format (such as paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook, etc): Paperback
* Description: This poetry belongs equally to dream and reality, to the surrealist and to the ancient wisdom recognition that there is a place where the two meet, separation disappears, and we are in the All, yet in our own bodies, our own beloved world. "A lost lover can only / be sought in dreams / Lotuses bloom, / the world is full of Buddha's smiles / ... / I am you // You come, a storm / I go, a feathery cloud". Those lines are one sample of the mystery, beauty, impressionism-as-a-metaphor, and moments of pure marvel that Leilei Chen achieves in her translation of MA Hui's modern Mandarin version of the poetry of the sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso. ~ A. F. Moritz

These poetic voices infuse the legendary monk's life with a new perspective, offering glimpses into the realm of worldly desires and inevitable longing, the eternal struggle between the spiritual and the secular, the solace found in solitude, the weight of moral regrets, and the path to redemption. From a lotus' eye, we experience love, humanity, and compassionate afresh. ~ Anna Yin, Mississauga's Inaugural Poet Laureate

Leilei Chen's translations of MA Hui transcend time and place, inciting us to savour beauty and become enlightened in a drop of nectar. Each miraculously concise yet spacious poem offers a gradual enlightenment or an instant epiphany. What a lasting gift to the world of literature. ~ Adriana Onita
* Language (for non-English books): English
* Link to book page: https://www.frontenachouse.com/produc...

[Eline]

Samantha wrote: "Requesting a book be added:
* Title: I Have Forsaken Heaven & Earth, but Never Forsaken You
* Author(s) name(s): MA Hui, translated by Leilei Chen
* ISBN (or ASIN): 9781989466643
* Publisher: Front..."

done
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...