"Shining with Stars: A Dialogue Between Nobel Prize Winners in Literature and the Minds of Children"

Author: () Rabindranath Tagore
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: When we sail through the vast ocean of world poetry, we are amazed to discover that almost every poet who has ever won the Nobel Prize in Literature has written some poems for children with their heartfelt touch. Among them, works like Tagore's Stray Birds, Mistral's Le Grand Jeu, and Seferis's The Little School are collections of poems dedicated exclusively to children. Gathering these rare children's poems from the treasure troves of world poetry, we are filled with joy and moved. This is a precious spiritual wealth shared by children all over the world. It is a dialogue between the minds of literary masters across generations and the young, a manifestation of the love and blessings extended by great and profound souls to the vulnerable and the future of humanity. At the same time, these children's poems also help today's young readers broaden their horizons, expand their hearts, purify their souls, and elevate their artistic taste and literary appreciation. This is the reason behind our selection of The Lantern with Stars: A Dialogue Between Nobel Prize Winners and the Hearts of Children.