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After Ikkyu and Other Poems
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Jim Harrison's popular novels represent only part of his literary output—he has also been widely acclaimed for the "renegade genius" of his powerful, expressive verse, collected in several books such as The Theory and Practice of Rivers and Other Poems (Clark City Press, 1989). After...

Almost Paradise
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New and Selected Poems and Translations
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Sam Hamill is that rare figure whose life is continually in dialogue with the rich and diverse tradition of poetry, whether that dialogue takes the form of translating the work of a poet long dead, writing a poem in celebration of the work of a contemporary poet, or musing on what it means to be...

The Art of Haiku
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Its History through Poems and Paintings by Japanese Masters
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In this in-depth look at the history of haiku and haiku paintings, one of the foremost experts on the art form offers a fascinating discussion on the development of the poetic form, concentrating on the great haiku poets like Basho, Buson, and Issa, but also moving into the twentieth century with poets...
The Art of Writing
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Teachings of the Chinese Masters
Translated by Tony Barnstone, Chou Ping
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The ancient Chinese regarded the written word as a transformative force able to move heaven and earth and unite the reader with the source of all things, the Tao. The power of writing, especially poetry, is celebrated here in short texts that present both practical instruction and spiritual insight:...

The Beat Book
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Writings from the Beat Generation
Edited by Anne Waldman
Foreword by Allen Ginsberg
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The Beat movement exploded into American culture in the early 1950s with the force of prophecy. Not just another literary school, it was an artistic and social revolution. William S. Burroughs proclaimed that the Beat writers were “real architects of change. There is no...

Beneath a Single Moon
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Buddhism in Contemporary American Poetry
Introduction by Gary Snyder
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Beneath a Single Moon is an extraordinary collection of the work of forty-five contemporary American poets—with over 250 poems and thirty essays on the influence of spiritual practice on the practice of poetry. Included are works by John Cage, Diane di Prima, Allen Ginsberg, Jane Hirshfield,...

Bright Moon, White Clouds
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Selected Poems of Li Po
By Li Po
Translated by J. P. Seaton
Edited by J. P. Seaton
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978-1-59030-746-5
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His work is one of the glories of Chinese poetry’s golden age, and it has not ceased to delight readers in the twelve centuries since. Li Po (701–762) wrote of the pleasures of nature, of wine, and of the life of a wandering poet  in a way that speaks to us across the centuries...

Cold Mountain Poems
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Zen Poems of Han Shan, Shih Te, and Wang Fan-chih
Translated by J. P. Seaton
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The incomparable poetry of Han Shan (Cold Mountain) and his sidekick Shih Te, the rebel poets who became icons of Chinese poetry and Zen, has long captured the imagination of poetry...

Cold Mountain Poems
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Zen Poems of Han Shan, Shih Te, and Wang Fan-chih
Translated by J. P. Seaton
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Popularized in the West by Beat Generation writers Gary Snyder and Jack Kerouac, China's "outsider" poets Han Shan (known as Cold Mountain) and his sidekick Shih Te, who lived in the T'ang era (618-907), have long captured the imagination of poetry lovers and Zen afficionados. These legendary figures...
The Complete Poems of Sappho
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Translated by Willis Barnstone
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Sappho’s thrilling lyric verse has been unremittingly popular for more than 2,600 years—certainly a record for poetry of any kind—and love for her art only increases as time goes on. Though her extant work consists only of a collection of fragments and a handful of complete poems,...

Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf
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Zen Poems of Ryokan
Translated by John Stevens
Illustrated by Koshi no Sengai
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978-1-59030-108-1
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The Japanese poet-recluse Ryokan (1758–1831) is one of the most beloved figures of Asian literature, renowned for his beautiful verse, exquisite calligraphy, and eccentric character. Deceptively simple, Ryokan's poems transcend artifice, presenting spontaneous expressions of pure Zen spirit....

The Drop That Became the Sea
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Lyric Poems of Yunus Emre
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This collection of poems introduces a general readership to Yunus Emre (1240-1321), called the "greatest folk poet in Islam." An unlettered Turkish shepherd who sang mystical songs that are still popular today, he was the first in a great tradition of Turkish Sufi troubadours who celebrated...

Drunk on the Wine of the Beloved
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100 Poems of Hafiz
Translated by Thomas Rain Crowe
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The Persian Sufi poet Hafiz (1326–1390) is a towering figure in Islamic literature—and in spiritual attainment as well. Known for his profound mystical wisdom combined with a sublime sensuousness, Hafiz was the supreme master of a poetic form known as the ghazal (pronounced "...

Echoing Silence
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Thomas Merton on the Vocation of Writing
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When Thomas Merton entered a Trappist monastery in December 1941, he turned his back on secular life—including a very promising literary career. He sent his journals, a novel-in-progess, and copies of all his poems to his mentor, Columbia professor Mark Van Doren, for safe...

The Erotic Spirit
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An Anthology of Poems of Sensuality, Love, and Longing
Edited by Sam Hamill
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This extraordinary collection of poems—covering thirty centuries of poetry from around the world—celebrates the erotic spirit in all its forms, from the passion of sexual desire to the intense longing for spiritual union. Beginning with anonymous Egyptian love songs from the fifteenth...

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