The Penguin Book of Zen Poetry translated by Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto

Description

Jointly translated by a Japanese scholar and an American poet, this collection spans 1500 years - from the early T'ang dynasty to the present day - and offers Zen poetry in all its Chinese poems of enlightenment and health, poems of the Japanese masters and many "haiku", the quintessential Zen art. Japan's contemporary Zen poet, Shinkichi Takahashi, is also well represented and the volume contains many poems never before rendered into English, as well as numerous examples of Zen painting.

Product details

Goodreads rating: 4.14

Condition: Used - good (tanned edges and small tear on bottom of spine)

Format: Paperback, 160 pages

Dimensions: 127 x 196 x 13mm, 153g

Publication date: 1 Apr 1988

Publisher: Penguin Books 

ISBN-13: 9780140585995