This website was constructed and is maintained by Judith Ernst, with thanks to Ingrid Tsang and Tommy Mintz for their technical advice and help. Ernst, who adapted and illustrated Song of Songs: Erotic Love Poetry, is also the author and illustrator of the award winning The Golden Goose King: A Tale Told by the Buddha. She also creates ceramic art in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The purpose of this website is to inform web readers about this illustrated version of the Song of Songs, and to draw attention to related material from numerous sources. Love and longing are not the monopoly of any one tradition or religion or time period, but are and have been eloquently written about all over the world. By highlighting sentiments parallel to those expressed in the Song of Songs we can start to understand what it is about this literary gem which continues to make it universally appealing and an enduring classic to new and varied generations of readers.