Poetry and Zen

Letters and Uncollected Writings of R. H. Blyth

By R. H. Blyth
Edited by Norman Waddell

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Shambhala Publications
04/05/2022
Pages: 464
Size: 6 x 9
ISBN: 9781611809985
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Poetry and Zen assembles a remarkable literary feast: the letters, articles, translations, reviews, and selections from the papers of Reginald Horace Blyth (1898–1964). Following on the landmark success of Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics (1942), Blyth’s voluminous writings on Zen, Japanese culture, and the Japanese verse forms haiku and senryū captured the imagination of English-speaking readers in the decades following World War II. His enlightening wit and inimitable style struck a particularly sensitive chord in the artistic community, providing inspiration to many poets and writers and helping to kindle global interest in Zen and haiku.