{"product_id":"angkor-wat-poetry-and-photography-9780989026680","title":"Angkor Wat: Poetry and Photography","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Luke Kurtis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bd-Studios.com\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bd-Studios.com\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - Places\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1963, Allen Ginsberg traveled to Cambodia and visited the ancient Khmer temples. He wrote \"Angkor Wat,\" an eponymous poem about the temple complex. It was a very different time: pre-Vietnam War, pre-Khmer Rouge, and before the bustling tourism trade that is now the lifeblood of Siem Reap. Yet the Angkor Wat temples themselves remain a unique source of inspiration for poets and photographers who travel there from all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver half a century later, \u003cem\u003eAngkor Wat\u003c\/em\u003e by luke kurtis is both the artist's homage to Ginsberg's text as well a celebration of his own pilgrimages to the ancient city. Published in 1968, Ginsberg's \u003cem\u003eAngkor Wat\u003c\/em\u003e book was a single long poem accompanied by photographs by Alexandra Lawrence. kurtis's book is a suite of poems paired with his original photography. Chronicling the poet's own travels where he explored mythical stories and experienced mystical visions, kurtis's poems take you on a tour of Angkor Wat (and beyond) unlike any other and tell the story of one American poet deepening his Buddhist spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bd-Studios.com","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45118960009367,"sku":"9780989026680","price":1726.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780989026680.webp?v=1767099935","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/angkor-wat-poetry-and-photography-9780989026680","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}