{"product_id":"black-stars-9781571314598","title":"Black Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Peace arrives with these beautiful poems.\" --MAXINE HONG KINGSTON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautifully rendered translation by acclaimed American poet Martha Collins, \u003cem\u003eBlack Stars\u003c\/em\u003e introduces Vietnamese poet Ngo Tu Lap, who is both attached to his war-haunted childhood home and deeply conversant with contemporary global life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimultaneously occupying past, present, and future, \u003cem\u003eBlack Stars\u003c\/em\u003e escapes the confines of time and space, suffusing image with memory, abstraction with meaning, and darkness with abundant light. In these masterful translations--printed alongside the original Vietnamese--the poems sing out with the kind of wisdom that comes to those who have lived through war, traveled far, and seen a great deal. While the past may evoke village life and the present a postmodern urban world, the poems often exhibit a dual consciousness that allows the poet to reside in both at once. From the universe to the self, we see Lap's landscapes grow wider before they focus: black stars receding to dark stairways, infinity giving way to now. Lap's universe is boundless, but also \"just big enough \/ To have four directions \/ With just enough wind, rain, and trouble to last.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ngo Tu Lap\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571314598","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710680699017,"sku":"9781571314598","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0e23d411-a953-45f9-91b6-283daaebffbe.jpg?v=1719542742","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/black-stars-9781571314598","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}