• Fragrant Love (English-Chinese Edition): A Bilingual Poetry Collection on the Journey of Falling in Love
  • Fragrant Love (English-Chinese Edition): A Bilingual Poetry Collection on the Journey of Falling in Love
  • Fragrant Love (English-Chinese Edition): A Bilingual Poetry Collection on the Journey of Falling in Love
  • Fragrant Love (English-Chinese Edition): A Bilingual Poetry Collection on the Journey of Falling in Love
  • Fragrant Love (English-Chinese Edition): A Bilingual Poetry Collection on the Journey of Falling in Love
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Fragrant Love (English-Chinese Edition): A Bilingual Poetry Collection on the Journey of Falling in Love

Fragrant Love (English-Chinese Edition): A Bilingual Poetry Collection on the Journey of Falling in Love

Four Movements of Love — First Glance, Obsession, Betrayal and Holding Hands — Told in Short Poems That Move from Praise and Passion to Heartbreak and Quiet Devotion, in Chinese and English
This is not a novel, and it is not a how-to book about relationships. It is a bilingual collection of short love poems, arranged in four parts that follow the arc of a relationship: the first glance and the praise of beauty, the obsessive heat of falling, the bitterness of betrayal and separation, and the quiet choice to stay together. Each poem is short enough to read in a minute, but the feelings are intense—some lines are tender, some are raw, and some are simply honest about how love can hurt. The Chinese and English sit side by side, so you can read in either language, or let one help you feel the other. If you want poetry that stays close to the emotions of love—rather than a narrative novel or a dry academic study of poetry—this is it.
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Who is this book for?

  • Anyone who wants to learn English or Chinese through something beautiful, not textbook drills;

  • Anyone who has loved, lost, or is waiting;

  • Anyone who likes poetry that makes you pause and breathe.

What’s inside?

Written by Zeng Kang, an associate professor of foreign languages, Fragrant Love pairs original Chinese poems with English translations he crafted himself-. The book unfolds in four chapters, mirroring four stages of love:

  • Blushing Blossoms — the flutter of a first glance, the words you don't say;

  • Mad with Longing — when one person fills your entire mind;

  • When Love Turns Cold — the sting of distance, the weight of goodbye;

  • Hand in Hand — after everything, still choosing each other.

Praise for women, celebration of pure love, the silence after parting — it’s all here-1.

Why this edition?

Plenty of love poetry exists. Bilingual editions of quality are rare. This one isn’t machine-translated — it’s translated by a language professor. Reading the Chinese and English side by side gives you two ways to feel the same thing.

How to read it?

No need to start at page one. Open anywhere. Read two poems before bed. Copy one into a message for someone you love. 346 pages. Every one worth lingering on.

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