{"product_id":"that-summers-end-poems","title":"That Summer's End: Poems","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThat Summer's End: Poems\u003c\/h1\u003eLee Seong-Bok\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003eAugust 4 2026\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780593804032\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0593804031\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\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\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter one ruckus \/ begins another \/ The silent forest vibrates \/\/ Suffering was always \/ new suffering\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67392860291117,"sku":"WHS-6745458b57a94e7483e8049f1d70a1dd","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_2a6fd061-f7fd-40cb-a49c-487eaf877279.jpg?v=1787368849","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/that-summers-end-poems","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}