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Coloured Stars: Versions of Fifty Asiatic Love Poems |  | Author: Edward Powys Mathers
Publisher: Feejee Press
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  1 reviews
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Publication Date: January 13, 2010
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Product Description
The poems in this first of its kind collection range from short meditations on erotic moments to heady songs of love, written by poets from India, Arabia, Persia, and Japan, among other romantic lands. These 50 stirring love poems were personally collected and translated by the legendary Edward Powys Mathers.
Mathers gained widespread fame in the early 20th century as a translator of numerous works from both the near and far east. Mathers, inventor of the modern crossword puzzle, spent years selecting these poems, and carefully translated them taking pains to preserve their delicate rhythms and stunning imagery.
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The Romance of Love Poems August 1, 2010
Glen Colton (Atlanta, GA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My wife has enjoyed poetry since she was a child. Over the years her tastes have changed but she has always kept her love of love poems. This book contains a wonderful mix of styles, some of which she has me read aloud to her. I try to sound like how I imagine the author's voice sounds.
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