The Erotic Spirit

An Anthology of Poems of Sensuality, Love, and Longing

Sam Hamill, Sam Hamill

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Shambhala Publications Inc
15 December 1999

Poetry

This extraordinary collection of poems-covering thirty centuries of poetry from around the world-celebrates the erotic spirit in all its forms, from the passion of sexual desire to the intense longing for spiritual union. Beginning with anonymous Egyptian love songs from the fifteenth century BCE and continuing up to today's finest poets, the book draws on a broad range of cultural and spiritual traditions, including ancient Greek and Roman erotic poems, ecstatic Sufi songs, Chinese elegies for lost lovers, and bawdy English satires. Many of the poems are presented here in new translations by the editor, Sam Hamill, one of America's premier poet translators.

Edited by: Sam Hamill
Translated by: Sam Hamill
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 183mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9781570622342
ISBN 10: 1570622345
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 December 1999
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Erotic Spirit: An Anthology of Poems of Sensuality, Love, and Longing

"Hamill, poet and translator, has created a ravishing anthology of poetry celebrating the spiritual aspect of eros, the longing not only to merge one's body with another, but to join souls."— Booklist <br>"From the swift grip and succor of today's Dorianne Laux to the flowers-in-a-shell plums of ancient Tzu Yeh, these are voices echoing off the walls of a cave, becoming one voice, one song of eros. I've seen no better collection."—Lily Pond, editor of Yellow Silk: A Journal of the Erotic Arts