{"product_id":"poems-of-a-penisist-paperback","title":"Poems of a Penisist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMutsuo Takahashi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHiroaki Sato\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In the name of \/ Man, member, \/ and the holy fluid, \/ Amen,\" begins Mutsuo Takahashi's epic one-thousand-line erotic fantasy poem, \"Ode,\" the centerpiece of his groundbreaking collection of queer poetry, Poems of a Penisist. Takahashi's work, reminiscent of Walt Whitman's, is a celebration of the male body, treating homosexual desire as something sacred. Stunningly beautiful and passionate, Poems of a Penisist is one of the most important compilations of homoerotic poetry written in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMutsuo Takahashi is one of Japan's leading living poets. He has published more than three dozen anthologies of poetry and is a prolific essayist, literary historian, and critic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHiroaki Sato is a Japanese poet and prolific translator who writes frequently for the \u003ci\u003eJapan Times. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBurton Watson is an award-winning translator of Chinese and Japanese poetry and literature.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763902742816,"sku":"9780816679720","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/862a6a27ad3c0dc7981b6562d03f7ddf.webp?v=1780241833","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/poems-of-a-penisist-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}