{"product_id":"9781885983855-eclogues-in-a-mustard-seed-garden","title":"Eclogues in a Mustard Seed Garden","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranscendent, paradoxical, exuberant with contrariety, Glenn Mott's epigrams mix the sacred with the profane, humor with compassion, recasting pastoral verse for twenty-first century readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A quiver of eclogues, couplets, Zen epigrams, and you-name-it literary mischief. The fun is all ours.” –\u003cem\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Mott’s whiplash insights are as provocative as coiled springs.” —Douglas Crase\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Mott’s lyrical antics embody poetry at its most earnest and parodic, a deadly potion stolen from the fountain of imagination.” —Yunte Huang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlenn Mott’s Eclogues recast a classic pastoral form, making it uniquely suited to our times. He considers the inheritance of authority with a mixture of candor and humor in observations on social, natural, and metaphysical transactions. Inspired by China’s Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, these epigrams, poems, and prose meditations achieve a heightened perception, transcending the garden variety truths of both East and West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55788241191286,"sku":"9781885983855","price":16.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27413135.jpg?v=1750128805","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781885983855-eclogues-in-a-mustard-seed-garden","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}