{"product_id":"sunflowers-ukrainian-poetry-on-war-resistance-hope-and-peace-9781736687123","title":"Sunflowers: Ukrainian Poetry on War, Resistance, Hope and Peace","description":"\u003cp\u003eIlya Kaminsky calls the book \u003cem\u003e\"a moving and powerful testament to what poetry can do to both report from the times of crisis and uplift us in such time.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVitaly Chernetsky calls it \u003cem\u003e\"deep emotional truth about the horrors of war. Moving and essential reading.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia Kolchinsky Dasbach considers it\u003cem\u003e \"much needed action in a fracturing world.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eSunflowers\u003c\/em\u003e poetry collection, edited by Indian-American poet Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, brings together poems on war and peace by seventy-eight poets from Ukraine and other parts of the world. The anthology presents works in their Cyrillic originals and translations, alongside poems by Anglophone writers from around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy \u003cem\u003eSunflowers\u003c\/em\u003e? The choice of title emerged from a sense of moral clarity. No justification for invading a sovereign nation can withstand ethical scrutiny. War-regardless of its declared motives or geographic location-ultimately stands in opposition to our shared humanity. In times of war, we are bound together by its consequences, irrespective of the positions we occupy or the strategies we defend. No conflict is ever truly one-sided, and no military triumph can erase the profound human cost that accompanies it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deeper inspiration behind publishing \u003cem\u003eSunflowers\u003c\/em\u003e arises from a passage in \u003cem\u003eLove in Action: Writings on Nonviolent Social Change\u003c\/em\u003e by Thich Nhat Hanh. Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr., Thich Nhat Hanh witnessed the disintegration of his country and the suffering of his people during the Vietnam War. He chose exile because he could not take sides in a conflict that divided his nation; the grief of all involved mattered to him. He later wrote: \"We who have touched war have a duty to bring the truth about war to those who have not had a direct experience of it. We are the light at the tip of the candle. It is really hot, but it has the power of shining and illuminating.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kalpna Singh-Chitnis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e River Paw Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736687123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKalpna Singh-Ch Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"River Paw Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45606563348617,"sku":"9781736687123","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d02bbfab-585a-45f7-a611-6a9c21641142.jpg?v=1776754061","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/sunflowers-ukrainian-poetry-on-war-resistance-hope-and-peace-9781736687123","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}