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    On the Eve of Never Departing
    On the Eve of Never Departing
    On the Eve of Never Departing
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    On the Eve of Never Departing

    By Richard von Sturmer

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    Gregory O'Brien described Richard von Sturmer's last published work, Suchness: Zen Poetry and Prose, as "a book of almost hallucinogenic clarity". In his new prose collection, On the Eve of Never Departing, von Sturmer shines his clear, poetic light on a number of subjects, ranging from growing up in Auckland in the 1970's to Zen encounters in T'ang Dynasty China. Landscapes and paintings play a predominant role, and the reader will find him/herself exploring the south-western deserts of the United States as well as the canvases of Antonello da Messina and Casper David Friedrich. Gem-like details from the early Renaissance, echoes of German Romanticism, and the streets of Auckland city all form part of this unique work.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTitus Books
    Release dateAug 31, 2020
    ISBN9781877441639
    On the Eve of Never Departing
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    Richard von Sturmer

    Richard von Sturmer is a New Zealand writer who has published three books: We Xerox Your Zebras (Modern House, 1988), A Network of Dissolving Threads (Auckland University Press, 1991), and Suchness: Zen Poetry and Prose (HeadworX, 2005). As well as being a lyricist for several New Zealand bands, including Blam Blam Blam, he and his partner, Amala Wrightson, toured the country in the 1980’s as the performing duo, The Humanimals. From 1993 to 2003 he was based at the Rochester Zen Center, a Buddhist community in upstate New York. Now back in New Zealand, he continues to write and works as an ESOL Advisory Officer with the Ministry of Education.

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