{"product_id":"seong-bok-lee-that-summehb","title":"[08\/04\/26] Seong-bok, Lee: That Summer's End (HB)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKnopf, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by: Anton Hur\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: August 4, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \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\u003e\u003ci\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\/i\u003e\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 \u003ci\u003eI Ching\u003c\/i\u003e-- 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\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter one ruckus \/ begins another \/ The silent forest vibrates \/\/ Suffering was always \/ new suffering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems of \u003ci\u003eThat Summer's End\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44138035380247,"sku":"9780593804032","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/content_04c37e31-ce74-416b-aa9a-9a47708c978e.jpg?v=1766783624","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/seong-bok-lee-that-summehb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}