Fire Pearls

by M. Kei

ISBN: 978-1-4303-0999-4

Publisher: Lulu.com

Rights Owner: Gary Bowen

Language: English

Country: United States

Paperback book $14.95 Add to Cart

Printed: 160 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, black and white interior ink

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Fire Pearls, Short Masterpieces of the Human Heart, features addresses all aspects of the human heart. Fifty poets run the gamut of emotion from laughter to grief, anger, jealousy, joy, delight and more. All the poems are short five line stanzas: tanka, kyoka, cinquains, and free verse, yet the poets of Fire Pearls can pack an entire lifetime into a single intense poem. Arranged by season, including a ‘fifth season,’ Fire Pearls is sure to delight romantics and curmudgeons alike.

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Fire Pearls, M.Kei [ No Rating ] 13 Aug 2007

Fire Pearls touched me in a way that few books do. M. Kei's own love poems are courageous and filled with passion--he lets it all hang. There wasn't one poem in this collection that wasn't excellent. Buy it now and give several as gifts--I'm mad about M.Kei's work and the anthologies he edits. He has the heart of a true poet. Alexis Rotella, author LIP PRINTS (Tanka Collection 1979-2007, scheduled for 2007)

good stuff

18 Apr 2007

by Ross McCoy

Anybody who loves love, loves poetry, or loves plain good writing should get this book. It's the perfect thing to give to a romantic partner, but there's plenty about other aspects of relationships too.

[ No Rating ] 4 Mar 2007

by Michele Harvey

Fire Pearls [ No Rating ] 27 Feb 2007 (updated 27 Feb 2007)

by jeany98

This is a wonderful collection of 5-line poems, including many tanka. Fire Pearls is a very enjoyable read and a source of inspiration for tanka writing. Highly recommended.

Fire Pearls [ No Rating ] 3 Nov 2006

by Cristian Mocanu

We need poetry. We need poetry which goes straight to our heart and explores the depths of the soul. Since its early times in mediaeval Japan, tanka has a tradition of doing just that.
M.Kei's anthology was very much needed for the readership in English speaking countries and beyond. Compiling this antology must also have involved much sensitivity and...yes, love! It also has the merit of bringing tanka back into the spotlight of English-language publishing.
I look forward to a 2nd edition which would focus more on translated moderrn tanka from all cultures!

Fire Pearls is a "must-read" anthology [ No Rating ] 20 Oct 2006

by Denis Garrison

This is an outstanding anthology, full of fine tanka, painting a broad spectrum of human emotion. Fire Pearls is proof of the vitality of modern tanka in English, the power and beauty of this most ancient form. The seasonal arrangement is ingenious and adds to the enjoyment of the poetry, over and over.

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Fire Pearls

19 Oct 2006 (updated 19 Oct 2006)

by chelekraus

This was my first introduction to tanka, and I loved every one of them. Reading these emotional poems made me feel sad, happy and excited. I told a friend that reading them made me want to be someone's lover, and have them read these poems to me, or write them about me. Fire Pearls is a wonderful introduction to tanka for the newcomer, and a beautiful addition to anyone's bedside table.

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