Between the Floating Mist: Poems of Ryokan, Vol. 19
“Just as Ryokan’s life is inseparable from his poetry, the translation’s clarity of diction is inseparable from the sensitive brushwork on each page. A book to be gazed into again and again.”—Charlotte Mandel, Small Press\ What shall remain\ as my legacy?\ The spring flowers\ the cuckoo in summer,\ the autumn leaves.\ Ryokan (1758–1831) was a poet, master calligrapher, Zen hermit, and is one of the most beloved poets of Japan. Instead of becoming the head of a Zen temple, he preferred the...
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A wonderful collection by one of Japan's most beloved zen poets.
