Powerful New work by a modern master.You must listen, listen, listen.Tired springs breathe under water.At four in the morningthe last, lonely bolt of lightningscribbles something quickly in the sky.It says No. Or Never.Or Take courage, the fires not dead.-from The Last StormMysticism for Beginners is the third and most beautiful of Adam Zagajewskis collections to appear in English. The poems are about nature, history, the life of cities, the transformations of art, the spiritual essence of everyday life. Their remarkable staying power derives from the gentle meditative authority of Zagajewskis voice, here expertly rered into English by Clare Cavanagh. Zagajewskis committed, compassionate poems offer access to the mysteries at the heart of experience.About the Author:Adam Zagajewski was born in Lvov, Poland, in 1945. His previous books include Tremor (1985) and Canvas (1991), both poetry, and Two Cities (1995), a collection of essays. His latest book is Without End: New and Selected Poems.