A Private Mythology
eBook - ePub

A Private Mythology

Poems

  1. 107 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Private Mythology

Poems

About this book



Stunning reflections chronicling a journey both spiritual and physical by May Sarton, one of America's most beloved poets


In celebration of her fiftieth birthday, May Sarton embarked on a pilgrimage around the world. Traveling through Japan, India, and Greece, she captured her spiritual discoveries in this vivid collection of poetry. Arresting images and meditations on the differences between East and West are rendered with the exceptional clarity of an accomplished artist.


Winner of the Emily Clark Balch Prize.


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Information

Publisher
Open Road Media
Year
2014
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9781480474321
Subtopic
American Poetry
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Publisher's Note
  6. Epigraph
  7. The Beautiful Pauses
  8. A Private Mythology--I
  9. A Child's Japan
  10. A Country House
  11. Kyoko
  12. Japanese Prints
  13. Shugaku-in, Imperial Villa
  14. A Nobleman's House
  15. Inn at Kyoto
  16. An Exchange of Gifts
  17. The Stone Garden
  18. Wood, Paper, Stone
  19. The Approach--Calcutta
  20. Notes from India
  21. The Great Plain of India Seen from the Air
  22. In Kashmir
  23. The Sleeping God
  24. Birthday on the Acropolis
  25. Nostalgia for India
  26. A Greek Meal
  27. On Patmos
  28. Another Island
  29. At Lindos
  30. At Delphi
  31. Pastoral
  32. Ballads of the Traveler
  33. Lazarus
  34. A Private Mythology--II
  35. Heureux qui, comme Ulysse …
  36. Of Havens
  37. The House in Winter
  38. Still Life in Snowstorm
  39. A Fugue of Wings
  40. An Observation
  41. Learning about Water
  42. An Artesian Well
  43. A Late Mowing
  44. A Country Incident
  45. Second Thoughts on the Abstract Gardens of Japan
  46. The Animal World
  47. A Village Tale
  48. The Horse-Pulling
  49. Franz, a Goose
  50. Lovers at the Zoo
  51. The Great Cats and the Bears
  52. Turtle
  53. Death and the Turtle
  54. Elegies and Celebrations
  55. Elegy
  56. Death of a Psychiatrist
  57. Conversation in Black and White
  58. The Walled Garden at Clondalkin
  59. A Recognition
  60. Joy in Provence
  61. Baroque Image
  62. A Biography of May Sarton
  63. Copyright

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