The Turquoise Bee, poems by the Sixth Dalai Lama, translated by Rick Field, Harper Books, 1994.
I'm not sure what I expected when I bought this book of poetry. I guess I was intrigued by the idea. Anyway, I put it in a bookcase and forgot about it for several years. Now I'm culling through my books, and found it.
It is an intriguing book. The history of the Sixth Dalai Lama is found in the opening pages, and could in itself make an interesting film. The poetry itself was charged with energy and sensuality, and the very last poem was heartbreaking.
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