Borobudur and Other Poems

At the time of the construction of the Borobudur in the ninth century, Buddhism had been established in Java for several centuries. Jennifer Mackenzie& 39;s Borobodur, an exquisite long poem, tells the story of its legendary architect, Gunavarman, and of Indonesia& 39;s mystical monument with cultural understanding, sensitivity, and great feeling. Like Gunavarman by the poem& 39;s end, Mackenzie becomes a& 34;dot on the horizon& 34; leaving us stilled in silence