From James P. Lenfestey, a collection of poems that lends delicacy and gentle humor to durable, long-lasting love.Writing love poems fifty years into a marriage is no easy task: "If he exaggerates his
It is said there are 20,000 species of bees, a genus 50 million years old, but in the fertile imagination of the world’s poets, there is no beginning or end to the bee buzz. Virgil wrote of bees, as d
Poetry. This anthology features the work of 105 poets, including work by Margaret Atwood, William Blake, Wendell Berry, Robert Bly, Billy Collins, Louise Erdrich, Martín Espada, Bill Holm, Galway Kinn
Born and raised with the kind of expectations that often accompany privilege, Jim Lenfestey approached his thirtieth birthday in a state of acute anxiety. A young family and a demanding work life on o
“These aren't translations of Han-Shan's poems; they're transmissions of his spirit!”—Eric Utne, founder of Utne Reader“I love this book!”—Jim MooreIn 1974, author James P. Lenfestey came upon the boo
"In this transformative book, award-winning poet and essayist James Lenfestey makes an epic journey across the world to find the Cold Mountain Cave, a location long believed to exist only in myths and
Poetry. James P. Lenfestey has been engaged with the writings of the Cold Mountain Poet, Han-shan, for many years. The poems in this collection are a result of that study and a visit made to the Goodh
