A realization and quest of discovery of oneself and life, Jasmine Kang's River of Light is an award-winnng chapbook of poems, prose and artwork straight from the heart. Her writings, drawn variously from her experiences, upbringing and her deep contemplation of the world around her, are striking in their simplicity, yet rich in their scope and treatment. Here's a book you wouldn't want to miss. Here's a book that comes once in a while from a young author.
A realization and quest of discovery of oneself and life, Jasmine Kang's River of Light is a debut book of poems, prose and artwork straight from the heart. Her writings, drawn variously from her experiences, upbringing and her deep contemplation of the world around her, are striking in their simplicity, yet rich in their scope and treatment. Here's a book you wouldn't want to miss. Here's a book that comes once in a while from a young author. (Includes a foreword by Surya Vitalis and a special tribute to Michael Jackson)
Excerpts -
"This is a story of a dreamer, the dreamer in us, who wakes up and finds that dreams can become reality"
"All of our lives, we seem to be searching for something... to find it was there all along, our dream"
Awards -
USA Book News "Best Books 2010" Award Finalist
Honorable Mention in Poetry at the 2010 Paris Book Festival
Reviews -
"Jasmine Kang writes with a delicate, youthful and joyous observation of life. It is bound to bring a new awareness to our own views of how life goes on around us. Read her poems and lines of thought and pick up a lighter shade of thinking." - Stephen Knapp, Author
"Excellent, superb, fantastic! Jasmine's work is inspirational, straight-from-the-heart, and yet simple. It makes you realize that indeed life is beautiful." - Sunny Moza, Filmmaker/Actor
"River of Light by Jasmine Kang is an ode to a painted beauty called "life". Even in the face of despair the poet teaches us to not lose sight that despair and sorrow are only a small part of the richness we call life. Jasmine refuses to see life apart from the activity of art, just as art and the artist are inseparable. Whatever the artist creates she's recreating her relationship with her surroundings within the realm of oneness. While articulating such complex ideas the poet reminds herself and the artist in her readers that whatever we are, whatever we create it is still within the larger realm of Being. Her sense of humility cannot be more direct, beautiful and profound when she says, 'Remember, you are just a drop of the Sea'. By keeping this connection in mind, the despair and sorrow we may dwell on, is not larger than the rest of humanity of which we are only a small part. The rest is life. Jasmine Kang has made a delicious feast out of life for the readers' eyes." - Moazzam Sheikh, Author/Editor
"Jasmine Kang is a creative, talented, and focused poet. Her poems, stories, artwork, and photography are very uplifting. She focuses on waking up our feelings and reminds everyone of the beauty that surrounds us. Through poetry and prose, Jasmine Kang teaches humanity what we should appreciate in life's purpose." - Ana Monnar, Author/Editor
"River of Light is truly an ocean of wisdom through the eyes of an exceptional writer. Jasmine's words provide the reader with a vivid imagination to dream life into reality. Her self-evident writing style and beautifully crafted artwork will fill the reader with a vision of her simplistic beauty. This book of wisdom and splendid art will remain a priceless gem that Jasmine has bestowed upon the world to read and believe. This River of Light sings forth a song of praise and strength throughout our beautiful days." - Mary Battle, Author
"River of Light allows readers to pursue their inner self and how this inner self is connected to the reality around them. It is a book that shows beauty and sensitivity. As the author's first book, everything she has learned by searching her inner self and the world around her, writing her findings poetically, submitting poems to publishers and seeing them in print has come to full realization. As editor of theEclectics series of Creative With Words Publications, I encourage lovers of poetry to read River of Light and enjoy the depth with which the author has approached the many poetic themes in her writing." - Brigitta Geltrich, Author/Editor
