The Poetry of Roses

The Poetry of Roses is a book for gardeners, lovers, poets for anyone who has paused to drink in the rose's essence. Its exquisite photographs complement poetry from all places and times: in these pages, ancient Greek poetess Sappho joins whirling dervish Jalaluddin Rumi in speaking of the soul's joy in the rose. Haiku master Basho takes a petal shower beneath mountain roses. Native Americans sing of the colors of roses in love charms, while contemporary Brazilian author Jorge Luis Borges unfolds an invisible rose and reveals its erotic center.