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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.
From the passion of sexual desire to the intense longing for spiritual union, this extraordinary collection of poems celebrates the erotic spirit in all of its forms from Egyptian love songs of the 15th century to today's finest poets. This book draws on an extraordinary range of cultural and spiritual traditions.
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Jeff Taylor
reviewed The Erotic Spirit: An Anthology of Poems of Sensuality, Love, and Longing on July 09, 2017
The Erotic Spirit: An Anthology of Poems of Sensuality, Love, and Longing
The ancient poems are the best, of course. I've always loved Chinese and Japanese love poetry in particular, and there are plenty of those here, in addition to some surprising offerings like a haunting poem by an anonymous Somali woman. Overall, excellent anthology. Things slide a bit when it comes to the modern poems, as may be expected.
Normally I read all prefaces, forewords, introductions, etc., and encourage others to do the same, but don't waste your time with Sam Hamill's preface. He comes to the conclusion that there is a spiritual component to erotic love as if this is new information, as if this will surprise anyone who's ever been in love, lost love, or dreamed of love. He doesn't really introduce the material. But read the poems, they're great.
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