The Zen Poems of Ryokan
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A poet-priest of the late Edo period, Ryokan (1758-1831) was the most important Japanese poet of his age. This volume contains not only the largest English translation yet made of his principal poems, but also an introduction that sets the poetry in its historical and literary context and a biographical sketch of the poet himself.
Originally published in 1981.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5A Zen-Priest should not give praise to Confucius (I slept and dreamt life is beauty i woke and found life is duty) Praising Basho is enough (Snowy morning one crow after another)