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Title: The Awakened One Poetics
Author: Joseph S. Spence, Sr.
Publisher: Rochak Publishing
ISBN: 9788190381246
Pages: 173, Paperback
Genre: Poetry
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Synopsis
Joseph Spence advises us to "touch the Buddha" inside us, "Follow the Dharma," "bring to light true love," "bury the drums of warfare." T. S. Eliot also in his The Waste Land (1922) reveals the impact of Buddhism: "Datta, dayadhvam, damyata" (Give, sympathise, control). "Dantescan light" prevails around Joseph's luminous and visionary book celebrating Buddhist enlightenment. Joseph Spence has created a convincing Haiku world in which our search for moral pivot can take place. His haikus are a testimony to the fact that as a haiku poet his place is secure and permanent by virtue of his message, delicacy, a crystalline charm, and his dignified utterance. The book becomes more attractive with the inclusion of poems about soup and food. Lewis Carroll's apt words "Who for such dainties would not stoop?" ("The Mock Turtle's Song") are truly applicable to these soup poems, enough to cheer up the people when they are feeling down. Joseph is the inventor of the Epulaeryu poetic form which is about succulent dishes, drinks and various cuisine. The Awakened One Poetics is divided into Section One, Beautiful Smiles from Japan, Poland and China; Section Two, Enchanting Smiles in Japanese, Spanish, Polish & Chinese; Section Three, Captivating Smiles from Egypt, Poland and China; Section Four, Elevating Smiles in French, Polish & Chinese and Section Five, Radiant Smiles in Jamaikan Patwa, Polish and Spanish. It is a multilingual book with Chinese, French, Polish, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic and Jamiekan Patwa translations. Cross-cultural cosmopolitanism inspires Joseph Spence, and here he is different from Voltaire and Goethe. "Even Voltaire's and Goethe's concepts of literature universelle and Weltliteratur were basically monolingual and linked to linguistic patriotism and imperialism" (Literary Multilingualism i: General Outlines and Western World - K. Alfons Knauth). The Awakened One Poetics by Joseph S. Spence, Sr. is a magnificent book, sure in its handling, and restrained in its expression of passion.
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About the Author
Joseph S. Spence, Sr. is the author of The Awakened One Poetics (2009), Trilogy Moments for the Mind, Body and Soul (2006), and A Trilogy of Poetry, Prose and Thoughts for the Mind, Body and Soul (2004). His book, Trilogy Moments for the Mind, Body and Soul won the 2009 Best Christian Poetry Award from ChristianStoryTellers.com. Spence is the inventor of the Epulaeryu poetry form which focuses on succulent cuisines and drinks. His publications has appeared in various forums including: Cram 7 Chicago Poetry, Cram 5 Chicago Poetry, World Haiku Association, Sound of Poetry Review, Möbius Poetry Magazine, Autumn Leaves Journal, Poetinis Druskininkai, Phoenix Magazine, Joyful Online, Shadow Poetry, Harvest of New Millennium, Rumination Journal, The Rubicon, Word Catalyst Magazine, Burns Chronicle, and Taj Mahal Review. Spence is the Featured Writer of TimBookTu for September 2006. He is a founding member of The Writers and Poetry Alliance (http://poetryandpublishing.
co.uk/) located in the United Kingdom for members worldwide, and is the prayer chaplain for the site. He is a college faculty, and taught constitutional issues and the church at the American Baptist College. He has graduated with honors from various universities and has over twenty years of service with the U.S. Army. He is the Poet-in-Residence for the St. Andrew’s Scottish Society of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; is a Goodwill Ambassador for the state of Arkansas; and is a recipient of the 2006 Poetry Ambassador Medal from The International Library of Poetry. His website is www.TheAwakenedOnePoetics.Com.
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