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    Breaths
    Breaths
    Breaths
    Ebook147 pages48 minutes

    Breaths

    By Eleuterio Santiago-Díaz and Yoshiko Shimano

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    Breaths is a poetic exploration of Budo (the Japanese martial arts) and Zen. It delves into the relationship between these two traditions and projects their spirit onto the textures of everyday life. The poems balance action, energy, meditation, and contemplation on how to live attentively and actively in the world. Accompanied by Yoshiko Shimano’s eloquent prints, these poems will energize and captivate readers while inviting them to seek their own paths to illumination.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press
    Release dateMar 15, 2012
    ISBN9780826350718
    Breaths
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    Eleuterio Santiago-Díaz

    Eleuterio Santiago-Díaz is an associate professor of Latin American and Caribbean literature in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of New Mexico.

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